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A list of phrases related to the word "attempt"...
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A big
shot
Air
shot
An abortive attempt
Angle for
Attack
is the best form of defence
Attack
of the Clones ( George Lucas movie in the Star Wars series )
Bernie, the bolt ( A catchphrase from The Golden
Shot
)
Big
Shot
Becky ( Nickname of basketball player Becky Hammon )
Big
Shot
Bob ( Nickname of basketball player Robert Horry )
Big
shot
Booster
shot
Break your neck
Buckle down
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Chance your arm
Cheap
shot
Costa Del
Crime
Crime
And Punishment ( Fyodor Dostoyevsky book )
Crime
Dog ( Nickname of baseball player Fred McGriff )
Crime
against nature
Crime
doesn't pay
Crime
of passion
Denial of service
attack
Displacement
activity
Don't
try
this at home
Don't
try
to run before you can walk
Don't
try
to teach your Grandma to suck eggs
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Don't
try
to walk before you can crawl
Eye it
try
it buy it! ( Chevrolet advertising slogan )
Get
shot
of
Give it the old college
try
Give it your best
shot
Go for it
Has your girl turned into a refrigerator? If her air is arctic,
try
MUM ( Mum Deodorant advertising slogan )
Have a crack at something
Have a go
Have a
shot
at
Have a stab at
He
shot
through like a Bondi tram
Heart
attack
on a plate
Heart
attack
waiting to happen
Hot
shot
I
Shot
The Sheriff ( Eric Clapton song )
If at first you don't succeed try,
try
and
try
again
If gas pains persist,
try
Volkswagen ( Volkswagen advertising slogan )
If you can't do the time, don't do the
crime
Imagine no religion, it's easy if you
try
Joint
venture
Last ditch
effort
Let the punishment fit the
crime
Like a
shot
Line of
attack
Little Sure
Shot
( Nickname of Annie Oakley )
Long
shot
Mail
shot
Make a
bid
for
Make a pitch for
Make a play for
Mr. Big
Shot
( Nickname of Chauncey Billups )
Nice
try
No challenge too great
Nose for
crime
Not by a long
shot
One's level best
Parting
shot
Partners in
crime
Perfect
shot
Revenge mission ( an attempt to seek active retribution )
Serious as a heart
attack
Set your sights on
Shoot a birdie ( score one under par in a golf
shot
)
Shot
across the bows
Shot
in the arm
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Shot
in the dark
Shot
to hell
Shot
while trying to escape
Shout
at the top of one's lungs
Shout
it from the rooftops
Shout
the odds
Snack
attack
Step right up
Strike out swinging ( A baseball expression meaning to fail while giving it your best
effort
)
Swing for the fences ( A baseball expression meaning
try
for a substantial gain )
Take a bite out of
crime
Take a bite out of crime! ( National
Crime
Prevention Council advertising slogan )
Take a bite out of something
Take a pot
shot
at
The Flying Squad ( Nickname of the Specialist
Crime
Directorate, New Scotland Yard )
The Hoosier Hot
Shot
( Nickname of humourist Herb Shriner )
The Man Who
Shot
Liberty Valance ( James Stewart / John Wayne movie )
The Napoleon of
Crime
( Nickname of Professor Moriarty )
The Shadow knows ( A catchphrase from the
crime
fighting vigilante )
The cereal that's
shot
from guns! ( Quaker Puffed Wheat advertising slogan )
The money
shot
The perfect
crime
The
shot
heard around the world
These little things are sent to
try
us
Throw a beanball ( A baseball expression meaning to
attack
an opponent by aiming at their head )
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield ( from a poem by Tennyson )
Tough on crime, tough on the causes of
crime
( Tony Blair political slogan )
Try
A Little Tenderness ( Otis Redding song )
Try
everything once, except incest and folk dancing ( Sir Thomas Beecham quotation )
Try
it on the dog
Try
it, you'll like it ( Alka Seltzer advertising slogan )
Try
your hand
Try
your luck
Twist And
Shout
( Beatles song )
Want him to be more of a man?
Try
being more of a woman! ( Coty Perfumes advertising slogan )
We
try
harder ( Avis car rental advertising slogan )
We're number two. We
try
harder ( Avis Rent-a-Car advertising slogan )
Wedding
tackle
Why ask why?
Try
Bud Dry ( Budweiser Earl advertising slogan )
With the best will in the world
You'll get
shot
You've seen the rest, now
try
the best