make a run at

make a run at something

to try to achieve something I never thought I'd win the prize, but I'm happy I got to make a run at it.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Beal	[bi:l]
Zulfaqar	-	Arabic
Adara	-	Hebrew
Aleksi	AH-lek-see	Finnish
Tadala	tah-DAH-lah	Southern African, Chewa
Enisa	-	Bosnian