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- have a whack (at something)
have a whack (at something)
have a whack (at something)
To have a chance to try (doing something); to 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? 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.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Georgiana | | jor-JYAH-nə, jor-JAY-nə | English |
| Lehi | | - | Biblical, Mormon |
| Earlene | | URL-een | English |
| Kiki | | KEE-kee (English), kee-KEE (Greek) | English, German, Greek |
| Peigi | | - | Scottish |
| MieczysŁAwa | | mye-chi-SWAH-vah | Polish |