单词 | make a stab at |
释义 | make a stab atSEE SYNONYMS FOR make a stab at ON THESAURUS.COM Try to do something, as in I don't know the answer but I'll make a stab at it. This expression derives from stab in the sense of “a vigorous thrust.” [Late 1800s] Also see make a pass at, def. 2. Words nearby make a stab atmake arrangements for, make a run for, make a scene, make as if, make a silk purse, make a stab at, make a stand, make a statement, make a stink, make a virtue of necessity, make away The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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