have a crack at

Idioms  

1. Also,; take a crack at. Make an attempt or have a turn at doing something. For example, Let me have a crack at assembling it, or I had a shot at it but failed, or Dad thinks he can—let him have a go at it, or Dave had a whack at changing the tire, or Jane wants to take a crack at it. The oldest of these colloquialisms is have a shot at, alluding to firing a gun and first recorded in 1756; crack and go date from the 1830s, and whack from the late 1800s.

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have a crack at

Now it's the Brumbies' turn to have a crack at them.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2025

At least the Patriots should have a crack at drafting a franchise quarterback.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 4, 2023

When Labor lost the election in 2013, a senior party figure urged him to have a crack at the leadership, but Albanese lost.

From Washington Post ● May 22, 2022

At the rate Marvel is mining its library of intellectual property, it's a safe bet that every halfway talented actor will have a crack at skipping about its multiverse.

From Salon ● May 6, 2022

Now Elizebeth and William hoped to have a crack at them, too.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield