take a stab at (doing) something

To attempt (to do) something; to take a turn trying (to do) something. Well, I haven't fixed a motor in nearly 10 years, but I'll certainly take a stab at it. You had your chance, now let your sister take a stab at trying to break the pi?ata.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Karolyn	KER-ə-lin, KAR-ə-lin	English
Dejen	-	Eastern African, Amharic
Yui	yoo-ee	Japanese
Giannis	YAH-nees	Greek
Marija	-	Croatian, Slovene, Serbian, Macedonian, Lithuanian, Latvian
Chinatsu	chee-nah-tsoo	Japanese