have a whack

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take a crack at v.
try v.

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

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have a whack

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

Piffle it may be, but I'm going to have a whack at it.

From A Splendid Hazard by Harold MacGrath

“Yes, let ‘Sister’ Davis have a whack at it too,” urged George Bland.

From Baseball Joe on the School Nine or, Pitching for the Blue Banner by Lester Chadwick

I would have a whack at the place by day.

From The Harbor by Ernest Poole

And Tony, we’ll get Doctor Field to let us have a whack at the transmitter and you can talk to your friend, or telegraph your dad and have him come up and radiophone Marconi.

From Radio Boys Loyalty Bill Brown Listens In by Wayne Whipple

have a whack

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