give something a shot

Verb

Try or attempt (something); to give something a try.

Japanese Meaning

試してみる / 試みる

When faced with a new challenge, sometimes you just have to give something a shot.

新しい挑戦に直面したときは、時にはただ何かを試してみるしかない。

Sense（1）

Try or attempt (something); to give something a try.

I don’t think it will work, but I suppose you could give restarting the computer a shot.

gives something a shot

（ present singular third-person ）

giving something a shot

（ participle present ）

gave something a shot

（ past ）

given something a shot

（ participle past ）