take a whack at something

tv. to have a try at something. Why don’t you practice a little while and take a whack at it tomorrow?

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Fricis	-	Latvian
RÉGine	-	French
Chandan	-	Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Odia
Hephzibah	HEF-zi-bə (English), HEP-zi-bə (English)	Biblical
Firuzeh	-	Persian
Ludovico	loo-do-VEE-ko	Italian