give a shot



give something a shot

to make an attempt to do something take a shot at something Jason's father always thought he would be a great baseball player, and encouraged Jason to give it a shot.
See also: give, shot

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
ReetaRE:-tahFinnish
Reinierrie-NEERDutch
NadjaNAHT-yah (German)German, Slovene
Polat-Turkish
Badri-Georgian
Peeter-Estonian