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
Baugulf	-	Ancient Germanic
Bonifatius	-	Late Roman
Hannah	['hænə]
Martine	mar-TEEN (French), mahr-TEE-nə (Dutch)	French, Dutch, Norwegian
Kuzma	kooz-MAH	Russian
Boniface	BAWN-ə-fays (English), BAWN-ə-fəs (English)	French, English (Rare)