take a shot

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try to do something

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Are you a better basketball player than your brother? Can you bake the best cake in the neighborhood? It’s possible! But if you never test these ideas, you will never answer these questions. The only way to know is to try. You need to ask your brother to play basketball against you, or you need to practice baking and sharing your cake. In other words, you need to take a shot at doing these things.

To take a shot is to try. Imagine shooting a gun. You won’t always hit your target, but you try. Will Smith is a popular actor, rapper, and songwriter. However, he wasn’t always famous, and he isn’t always perfect. He tries many things, and sometimes he fails. In his opinion, it’s important to take a shot and fail. Trying different ways to do things is how we grow and get better.

When did you take a shot at something? How do you feel about failure?

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“Tracy decided to take a shot and ask Philip out.”

“Take a shot, and go to the audition. You might become famous.”

“Tim is going to take a shot at making dinner for us.”