take\ a\ shot\ at

take\ a\ shot\ at
v. phr.
To try casually; attempt to do.

"Can you handle all these new book orders?" Tom asked. "I haven't done it before," Sally replied, "but I can sure take a shot at it."

Syn.: have a go at have a shot at

Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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