get a whack at (someone or something)
get a whack at (someone or something)
To have the opportunity to strike someone or something. I can't believe neither of them scored when they both got a whack at the puck right in front of the net. If you hadn't held me back, I totally would have gotten a whack at that jerk. He deserved it! Once Sarah got a whack at the equation, she solved it right away!
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