Have a crack at something

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.

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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