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Synonymous expressions: "Give it a whack"



 
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Synonymous expressions: "Give it a whack" #1 (permalink) Mon Oct 09, 2006 19:10 pm   Synonymous expressions: "Give it a whack"
 

Hi

Could you please provide me with a few synonymous expressions for the given one? Alan seems to be using a different one in each post!

    1- Give it a whack
    2- Give it a stab
    3- Give it a try


Tom

P.S. Is the sentence in red correct grammatically?
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Whack #2 (permalink) Mon Oct 09, 2006 19:22 pm   Whack
 

Hi Tom,

I try not to repeat myself! They all mean have a go in the sense of at least try to do something. Another one for the collection: Have a bash. They're all said in a devil may care spirit suggestive of: Let your hair down - What the devil? Who cares? You've nothing to lose.

If you want something a little more formal, what about: Why not hazard a guess?

PS Your sentence seems to be up to par. Perhaps I would say:Could you please provide me with a few synonymous expressions for the example given?

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Synonymous expressions: "Give it a whack" #3 (permalink) Mon Oct 09, 2006 19:25 pm   Synonymous expressions: "Give it a whack"
 

Tom, I think I met these expressions in your posts Wink
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Synonymous expressions: "Give it a whack" #4 (permalink) Mon Oct 09, 2006 19:30 pm   Synonymous expressions: "Give it a whack"
 

Yes, Pamela

I "plagiarised' them from Alan's posts! Laughing

Discreetly enough done, Pamela! Wink

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