take a stab at
Verb
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Verb
take a stab at (third-person singular simple present takes a stab at, present participle taking a stab at, simple past took a stab at, past participle taken a stab at)
- (idiomatic) To attempt or try.
- Would you like to take a stab at explaining the theory?
- (idiomatic) To guess.
- I'll take a stab at the answer, but I don't really know for sure.
- Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see take, stab
- (attempt or try) take a run at, give something a go, give something a try, give something a stab
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