take a crack at

22 Moby Thesaurus words for "take a crack at":
      cut and thrust, feint, flail at, flail away at, give a fling,
      give a go, give a try, give a whirl, hit at, lash out at,
      let drive at, let fly at, lunge at, make a try, poke at, strike at,
      strike out at, swing at, swing on, tackle, take on, thrust at