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take a shot at

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take a shot at someone or something

 

1. to fire a shot at someone or something. The hunter took a shot at the deer. Who took a shot at my mailbox?

2. Go to a try at something.

See also: shot, take

take a shot at something

also have a shot at something

to make an attempt to do something give something a shot I wasn't sure of the answer, but I thought I'd take a shot at it anyway. He's proven himself to be a talented actor and now he's having a shot at directing.

Related vocabulary: give something a whirl

See also: shot, take