take a whack at (English, verb)
expansion: take a whack at (third-person singular simple present takes a whack at, present participle taking a whack at, simple past took a whack at, past participle taken a whack at)
Senses:
glosses: To try or attempt to do something.
tags: US
idiomatic
slang
Forms:
form: takes a whack at
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: taking a whack at
tags: participle
present
form: took a whack at
tags: past
form: taken a whack at
tags: participle
past