give it one's best shot

Make one's hardest or most enthusiastic attempt, as in I don't know if I can do it, but I'll give it my best shot. This expression employs shot in the sense of "attempt," a usage dating from the mid-1700s.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Islwyn	-	Welsh
&Aelig;Thelfl&Aelig;D	-	Anglo-Saxon
Sinjin	-	English (Rare)
Alsop	['allsɔp]
Astrid	['æsteriks]
'Amaryahu	-	Biblical Hebrew