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have a stab

VERB
take a crack at
Synonyms
WEAK
attempt do one's best drive for give a go give a whirl go after go all out go for have a crack have a go have a rip have a shot have a whack make a pass at make a stab make an attempt make an effort risk shoot for tackle undertake vie for
VERB
try
Synonyms
STRONGEST
attack seek struggle work
STRONG
aim aspire compete contend contest endeavor essay labor propose risk speculate strive tackle undertake venture wrangle
WEAK
bear down chip away at do one's best drive for exert oneself go after go all out go for have a crack have a go have a shot have a whack knock oneself out lift a finger make a bid make a pass at make an attempt make an effort put oneself out shoot for vie for
Antonyms
STRONGEST
idle laze rest surrender
STRONG
abstain agree be idle forget give in give up ignore neglect
WEAK
delight please

Example Sentences

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When he did have a stab at something arty, it came out mangled: he played the poet Paul Verlaine opposite Leonardo DiCaprio as Rimbaud in Total Eclipse.

From The Guardian • May 29, 2017

Twenty minutes later, on the monorail back to the terminal, I decided to have a stab at getting on the flight.

From The Guardian • Aug. 23, 2015

Or perhaps Hawking did have a stab at that last one and ran out of blackboard.

From BBC • May 30, 2014

The characters all have a stab at compensating for their past decisions but wind up settling for their former, moderately fulfilling lives.

From Reuters • Jan. 29, 2014

If I had half Jeeves's brain, I should have a stab, at being Prime Minister or something.

From My Man Jeeves by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)