take/make a stab at

:  to get into one's hands or into one's possession, power, or control: such as

:  to seize or capture physically

:  to get possession of (fish or game) by killing or capturing

:  a distinct or personal point of view, outlook, or assessment

:  a distinct treatment or variation

:  an act or the action of taking: such as

:  behave, act

:  to begin or seem to begin (an action)

:  to cause to happen to or be experienced by someone

:  the manner or style in which a thing is constructed

:  brand

:  the physical, mental, or moral constitution of a person

:  a wound produced by a pointed object or weapon

:  a thrust of a pointed weapon

:  a jerky thrust

:  to wound or pierce by the thrust of a pointed object or weapon

:  thrust, drive

:  to thrust or give a wound with or as if with a pointed weapon