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Understanding these sayings: Have a shot at, Have a crack at, have a go at...
Hello,
I want to know that are these phrases here mean the same:
Have a shot at, Have a whack at, Have crack at, Have a go at, Take a shot at, Take a crack at and Get a shot at.
If not, is there any difference between all of them?
Thanks,
english-learner
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Re: Understanding these sayings: Have a shot at, Have a crack at, have a go at...
Not in meaning- certain contexts will see certain collocations:
Come and have a go if you think you're hard enough.
Here, I would only use 'go'.
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how do these phrases mean?
Can you tell you what are those phrases mean? Also, I don't quite get what does the sentence that you show me mean.
Thank you,
English-learner
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Re: how do these phrases mean?
Try, make an attempt, especially if you don't think you have much chance, but nothing to lose.
Come and have a go if you think you're hard enough.- Originally this was a chant by British football hooligans, meaning 'come and fight if you think you are strong enough', but it has passed into general use as a way of challenging someone.
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Re: Understanding these sayings: Have a shot at, Have a crack at, have a go at...
Do all of these phrases also mean have a real chance or possibility of doing something or have a turn at doing something?
Thank you,
english-learner
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Re: Understanding these sayings: Have a shot at, Have a crack at, have a go at...
Get a shot = have an opportunity, because you are given it. The others just mean try to me.
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Re: Understanding these sayings: Have a shot at, Have a crack at, have a go at...
How about this one righ here:
LAMBEAU
Sean, you know what the odds are against winning the lottery?
SEAN
What? Four to One?
LAMBEAU
About 7,000,000 to one.
SEAN
I still have a shot.
TEXT
Also other one here:
ANGELA
No, I liked it. And I still like it. If people I don't even know look at me and want to fuck me, it means I really have a shot at being a model. Which is great, because there's nothing worse in life than being ordinary.
In this two cases, do they all mean having a real chance or possibility of doing it?
Thank you,
english-leaner
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