take a stab at
Verb
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Verb
take a stab at
- (idiomatic) To attempt or try.
- Would you like to take a stab at explaining the theory?
- 1978 July 9, Robert Lekachman, “Welfare Needs Help ↗”, The New York Times:
- Jimmy Carter is the third President in a row to take a stab at reforming the “welfare mess” — an almost obligatory pejorative of political oratory.
- (idiomatic) To guess.
- I'll take a stab at the answer, but I don't really know for sure.
- (attempt or try) take a run at, give something a go, give something a try, give something a stab
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