- take a whack at something
- tv. to have a try at something.□ Let me take a whack at it.□ Why don’t you practice a little while and take a whack at it tomorrow?
Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions. 2015.
take a whack at something
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take a whack at someone or something — v. to hit at someone or something. □ Wilbur took a whack at Martin and missed. □ Jerry got an ax and took a whack at the tree, but didn’t do much damage … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
have/take a whack at — US informal : to try to do (something) She took a whack at solving the puzzle. I can t open the jar. Do you want to take a whack at it? [=do you want to try to open it?] • • • Main Entry: ↑whack … Useful english dictionary
whack — whack1 [wæk] v [T] informal [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: Probably from the sound of hitting] 1.) to hit someone or something hard whack sb/sth with sth ▪ He kept whacking the dog with a stick. 2.) BrE spoken to put something somewhere whack sth… … Dictionary of contemporary English
whack — AND wack 1. tv. to strike someone or something. □ Jed whacked the kid upside the head. □ Larry reached down and wacked the dog across the snout. 2. n. a blow or hit (at someone or something). □ She tried to take a whack at me! … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
whack — I. verb Etymology: probably imitative of the sound of a blow Date: 1719 transitive verb 1. a. to strike with a smart or resounding blow < whack the ball > b. to cut with or as if with a whack ; chop 2 … New Collegiate Dictionary
There's Something About Paulie — Infobox Television episode Title =There’s Something About Paulie Series =Family Guy Caption =Peter meets Big Fat Paulie. Season =2 Episode =16 Airdate =June 27, 2000 Production =1ACX10 Writer =Ricky Blitt Director =Monte Young Guests =Michael… … Wikipedia
out of whack — 1. if something is out of whack, it is not working as it should. You can use Carol s old bike the gears are out of whack, but it still goes. If I don t take any exercise for a while it throws my whole body out of whack. 2. confused and badly… … New idioms dictionary
try — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. essay, endeavor, attempt, undertake; test, examine, assay, experiment; refine, purify, afflict, beset; strain, tax; judge, hear. See lawsuit, exertion, use, undertaking. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To… … English dictionary for students
essay — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. composition; attempt, effort. v. t. endeavor, try, attempt. See dissertation, experiment. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Expository writing] Syn. composition, article, piece, theme; see exposition 2 . 2. [An… … English dictionary for students
endeavor — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. try, attempt, seek, struggle, strive, essay, labor, aim, offer. n. trial, try, attempt, effort, struggle, exertion, offer. See intention, undertaking. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. effort, try, attempt;… … English dictionary for students
