take a shot

idiom

1

: to fire a gun

He took a shot and missed.

—often + at

He took a shot at the deer.

2

: to try to hit

—+ at

She took a shot at me with a snowball but missed.

3

: to propel a ball or puck toward a goal

He took a shot and scored.

4

: to make a critical or hurtful remark about someone

—+ at

They took shots at each other throughout the debate.

5

: to attempt to do something successfully

—often + at

Take a shot at the math problem.

I never changed a tire before, but I'll take a shot at it.

6

informal : to photograph something

—often + of

Be sure to take a shot of the house.

Examples of take a shot in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Brown used the discourse to take a shot at Jemele Hill, suggesting that the journalist is unattractive and that men don’t want to be romantically involved with her. —Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 7 Jan. 2025

Cohen laid down the ground rules: at the top of every hour, Cohen and Cooper are going to take a shot of tequila together. —Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2024

Cohen excitedly brought tequila to take a shot at the top of every hour with Cooper. —William Earl, Variety, 1 Jan. 2025

There's just always something to celebrate... take a shot in the suite. —Skyler Caruso, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024