give it a shot

give it a shot
Try or attempt (something).

I don’t think it will work, but I suppose you could give it a shot.


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  • give something a shot — give (something) a shot informal have a shot at (something) to try to do something, often for the first time. I ve never been ice skating but I ll give it a shot …   New idioms dictionary

  • give it a shot — give it a shot/whirl informal to attempt to do something. I ve never danced Salsa before but I ll give it a shot …   New idioms dictionary

  • give it best shot — give it (your) best shot to do something as well as you possibly can, although you are not sure whether you will be able to succeed. Greg will be a tough opponent to beat, but I ll give it my best shot …   New idioms dictionary

  • give it a shot — (Slang) make an attempt, endeavor, make an effort …   English contemporary dictionary

  • I Oughtta Give You a Shot in the Head for Making Me Live in this Dump — I Oughtta Give You a Shot in the Head for Making Me Live in this Dump …   Википедия

  • I Oughtta Give You a Shot in the Head for Making Me Live in This Dump — Infobox Album | Name = I Oughtta Give You a Shot in the Head for Making Me Live in This Dump Type = Album Artist = Shivaree Released = October 19, 1999 Recorded = Genre = Rock, adult alternative Length = 41:25 Label = Capitol Producer = Joe Henry …   Wikipedia

  • give a shot — give (something) a shot informal have a shot at (something) to try to do something, often for the first time. I ve never been ice skating but I ll give it a shot …   New idioms dictionary

  • give it a whirl — give it a shot/whirl informal to attempt to do something. I ve never danced Salsa before but I ll give it a shot …   New idioms dictionary

  • give it a try — give it a shot, try it, make an attempt, endeavor, make an effort …   English contemporary dictionary

  • shot — shot1 [ʃɔt US ʃa:t] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(gun)¦ 2¦(bullets)¦ 3¦(attempt to score)¦ 4¦(photograph)¦ 5¦(film/tv)¦ 6¦(attempt)¦ 7 give something your best shot 8 be a long shot 9 a 10 to 1 shot/50 to 1 shot etc 10 a shot in the dark …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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