- give something a shot
- give something a try & give something a go & give something a whirl & give something a shotto make a try at something. •
Why don't you give it a go and see if you like it?
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
give something a shot
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give something a shot — give (something) a shot informal have a shot at (something) to try to do something, often for the first time. I ve never been ice skating but I ll give it a shot … New idioms dictionary
give it a shot — give it a shot/whirl informal to attempt to do something. I ve never danced Salsa before but I ll give it a shot … New idioms dictionary
give it a shot — verb Try or attempt (something). I don’t think it will work, but I suppose you could give it a shot … Wiktionary
give (something) (your) best shot — to try as hard as possible to achieve something. We gave it our best shot, but we still don t know what s wrong with the computer … New idioms dictionary
give something a whirl — give (something) a whirl to try something. Tan had given up technical writing to give fiction a whirl. Usage notes: often used in the form give it a whirl: We ve always wanted to take a cruise in the Caribbean, so we decided to give it a whirl.… … New idioms dictionary
give it best shot — give it (your) best shot to do something as well as you possibly can, although you are not sure whether you will be able to succeed. Greg will be a tough opponent to beat, but I ll give it my best shot … New idioms dictionary
give a shot — give (something) a shot informal have a shot at (something) to try to do something, often for the first time. I ve never been ice skating but I ll give it a shot … New idioms dictionary
give a whirl — give (something) a whirl to try something. Tan had given up technical writing to give fiction a whirl. Usage notes: often used in the form give it a whirl: We ve always wanted to take a cruise in the Caribbean, so we decided to give it a whirl.… … New idioms dictionary
give it a whirl — give it a shot/whirl informal to attempt to do something. I ve never danced Salsa before but I ll give it a shot … New idioms dictionary
shot — shot1 [ʃɔt US ʃa:t] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(gun)¦ 2¦(bullets)¦ 3¦(attempt to score)¦ 4¦(photograph)¦ 5¦(film/tv)¦ 6¦(attempt)¦ 7 give something your best shot 8 be a long shot 9 a 10 to 1 shot/50 to 1 shot etc 10 a shot in the dark … Dictionary of contemporary English
shot — shot1 [ ʃat ] adjective never before noun INFORMAL injured, damaged, or destroyed: The bones in her wrist were shot. shot to pieces/hell (=severely damaged or completely destroyed): My nerves are completely shot to pieces. be shot through with… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
