"take one's best shot" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: takes one's best shot [present, singular, third-person], taking one's best shot [participle, present], took one's best shot [past], taken one's best shot [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|take<,,took,taken> one's best shot}} take one's best shot (third-person singular simple present takes one's best shot, present participle taking one's best shot, simple past took one's best shot, past participle taken one's best shot)
  1. Alternative form of give it one's best shot Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: give it one's best shot
    Sense id: en-take_one's_best_shot-en-verb-HId~TqKz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry
     
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