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
Wulfno&Eth;	-	Anglo-Saxon
Crisp	[krisp]
Fortunata	-	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Late Roman
Easton	EES-tən	English (Modern)
Federico	fe-dhe-REE-ko (Spanish), fe-de-REE-ko (Italian)	Spanish, Italian
Kiro	-	Macedonian