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.
- 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)