have/take a whack at
idiom
US, informal
: to try to do (something)
She took a whack at solving the puzzle.
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Regardless, there's little doubt that the incoming administration will take a whack at the rules — just as Trump did in his first term.
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Nathan Bomey, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
Graphic contemporary news footage shows Mussolini’s ignominious end, when his abused corpse was publicly flayed by anyone who wanted to take a whack at it.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2024
So when Barbara asked me to take a whack at it, it wasn’t really supposed to be that tethered and that much of an homage.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Oct. 2023
The failure of right-wing critiques, which even the congenitally pessimistic business press now concedes, created an opportunity for moderate conservatives to take a whack at Bidenomics.
—Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 18 Aug. 2023
Fill a piñata to the brim with all your favorite treats, and let everyone take a whack at it!
—Alison Allsopp, Country Living, 4 Jan. 2023
McIlroy was forced to take a whack at it while standing in the bunker.
—Adam Schupak, USA TODAY, 16 June 2022
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Nathan Bomey, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
Graphic contemporary news footage shows Mussolini’s ignominious end, when his abused corpse was publicly flayed by anyone who wanted to take a whack at it.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2024
So when Barbara asked me to take a whack at it, it wasn’t really supposed to be that tethered and that much of an homage.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Oct. 2023
The failure of right-wing critiques, which even the congenitally pessimistic business press now concedes, created an opportunity for moderate conservatives to take a whack at Bidenomics.
—Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 18 Aug. 2023
Fill a piñata to the brim with all your favorite treats, and let everyone take a whack at it!
—Alison Allsopp, Country Living, 4 Jan. 2023
McIlroy was forced to take a whack at it while standing in the bunker.
—Adam Schupak, USA TODAY, 16 June 2022
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“Have/take a whack at.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/have%2Ftake%20a%20whack%20at. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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