take one's best shot in 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] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

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)

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"take one's best shot" meaning in English

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