Have a crack at something. This is a way of showing your enthusiasm to try to do something but making it clear that you don’t think you will be successfull.
HAVE A CRACK AT SOMETHING
- an attempt to do something
- usaully meaning that you don’t think you will be successful
- can be used with ‘crack’, ‘go’, ‘stab’ or ‘whack’
- can also be used with take
- I’ve never ice skated before, but I took a crack at it this weekend and I rather enjoyed it.
- Dad would like to have a go at it if you don’t mind.
- Look, I know this isn’t your job, but would you mind taking a stab at it?
- Can you have a whack at the new TV, please? I can’t figure anything out.
Expression Session
Now that you had a look at Have a crack at something, have a go at our other expression session posts:
Expression Session: be worth it
Expression Session: drop the ball
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