one's best shot

Fig. one's best attempt (at something). That was his best shot, but it wasn't good enough. I always try to give something my best shot.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Jacques	[ʒa:k]
Mihaela	mee-hah-YE-lah (Romanian), mee-HAH-el-ah (Croatian)	Romanian, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian
Nixon	['niksn]
Zala	-	Slovene
Xaviera	-	English (Rare)
Vlassis	-	Greek