give it another shot

VERB

[/ɡɪv ɪt əˈnʌðər ʃɑːt/]

to try something again; to make another attempt at something

💡 Concept

to try something again; to make another attempt at something

🎵 Rhyme

When the lights are hot and you've got nothing, give it another shot!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ɡɪv ɪt əˈnʌðər ʃɑːt/

🇬🇧 UK/ɡɪv ɪt əˈnʌðə ʃɒt/

🌳Etymology

🎵Rhyme

shotgotnothot

shot

got

not

hot

🔗Collocations

give it another shot at success

give it another shot later

give it another shot tomorrow

definitely give it another shot

willing to give it another shot

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

“My cake collapsed in the oven, but I'll give it another shot - this time I won't peek!”

“The job interview didn't go well, but I'm going to give it another shot with a different company.”

😄 Fun example

“I tried to fix my computer myself and made it worse, but I'll give it another shot after watching some YouTube tutorials.”

“Learning guitar is harder than I thought, but I won't give up - I'll give it another shot.”

📚Related Words

Synonyms

try againhave another gomake another attempttake another crack at itgive it another try

Antonyms

give upquitabandon

second chanceretryattemptperseverancedetermination

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give it another shot — to try something again; to make another attempt at something

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