take a run at (something)

To put forward an earnest or sincere effort toward doing, accomplishing, or attaining something. The senator announced yesterday that she will be taking a run at the presidency next year. Our town is going to take a run at the Guinness World Record for the most people standing in formation to spell out a word.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Kalpana	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Nepali
Metod	-	Slovene, Slovak
Kimberlee	KIM-bər-lee	English
Amore	-	Italian
Chukwuma	-	Western African, Igbo
Phillip	['filip]