crack atsomething

*a try at something & *a shot at something & *a crack atsomething & *a go at something & *a stab at something & *a whack at something

to take a turn at trying to do something. (*Typically: take \crack atsomething; have \crack atsomething; give someone \crack atsomething.) •

All of us wanted to have a try at the prize-winning shot.

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Let Sally have a shot at it.

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If you let me have a crack at it, maybe I can be successful.