a whack at (something)

a whack at (something)

A chance to try something; an attempt to do or undertake something. I can't get the lid off this jar for the life of me. Do you want to have a whack at it? I'm going to have a whack at doing my own taxes this year, to save on the cost of hiring an accountant. Let me have a whack at getting the car started.
See also: whack
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • a crack at (someone or something)
  • a/the feel of (something)
  • (I) wouldn't (do something) if I were you
  • all righty
  • a straw will show which way the wind blows
  • all right
  • (you) wanna make something of it?
  • all for the best
  • a thing of the past
  • a slew of (something)