have a whack

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 stab 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 stab 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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Joe said, “Hey, man, that’s a pretty nice-sounding guitar, lemme have a whack at it.”

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

"The Austrians will have a whack at us before that," said Hal positively.

From The Boy Allies in Great Peril Or, With the Italian Army in the Alps by Hayes, Clair W. (Clair Wallace)

I glanced at his meek-faced wife, and knew that but for the presence of this Cerberus I'd have a whack at that meat-pie myself.

From The Road by London, Jack

"Just you let me have a whack at 'em!"

From Four Little Blossoms and Their Winter Fun by Hawley, Mabel C.

However, several people had been saying that Stigler had got me "on the run," so I decided it was up to me to have a whack at him.

From Dawson Black: Retail Merchant by Whitehead, Harold

have a whack

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