Have A Try/crack At (something) Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Have A Try/crack At (something) Idiom mean?

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have a try/crack at (something) What does have a try/crack at (something) mean?	take a turn at trying to do something	I have always wanted to have a try at scuba diving.
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quick on the uptake What does "quick on the uptake" mean?	to be quick to understand something	The student is quick on the uptake and understands most scientific theories very quickly.

Give the nod What does "Give the nod" mean?	(UK) If you give the nod to something, you approve it or give permission to do it.
crack the whip What does "crack the whip" mean?	to try to make someone work hard or obey you by threatening them	We had to crack the whip in order to get the job finished before the weekend.
laugh up one's sleeve What does "laugh up one's sleeve" mean?	laugh quietly to oneself	I was laughing up my sleeve when I learned that my friend would have to clean the bathroom at work and not me.
turn thumbs down on (something) What does "turn thumbs down on (something)" mean?	to disapprove or reject something, to say no to something	The building committee turned thumbs down on our plans to change the office.
just one of those things What does "just one of those things" mean?	something that you really can't do anything about	The fact that I failed the driver's test was just one of those things and there is nothing that I can do about it.
get the eye from (someone) What does "get the eye from (someone)" mean?	to be looked at by someone in a hostile/unfriendly way	We got the eye from the manager of the restaurant when we entered in our old clothes.
of the old school What does "of the old school" mean?	to have attitudes from the past which are no longer popular	Our teacher's attitudes are of the old school and are not often found these days.
(one's) flesh and blood What does "(one's) flesh and blood" mean?	a close relative (father,daughter,brother etc.), a living human body	The man's own flesh and blood refused to help him when he needed money.

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Have A Try/crack At (something) Idiom