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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Example Sentences

"It was the turning point where I thought I could have a crack at it as a songwriter."

From BBC

Fortunately, that request landed on the desk of a gentleman called Keith Coupland, who was the technical director at the site and Keith, in typical Croda spirit, very entrepreneurial, very creative, very innovative, said, yeah, we'll have a crack at this.

From BBC

“My pirate crew were a ruthless, bowlegged lot, but they taught me all a fellow needs to know about thievery. Let me have a crack at stealing it.”

From Literature

I may still be living down the ill-fated belief that Leicester City would be relegated in the season they won the title, but it is time to have a crack at predicting how the forthcoming top-flight campaign might pan out.

From BBC

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

From BBC