take a run at

idiomatic transitive

Japanese Meaning

～を獲得または達成しようと試みる、挑戦してみる / ～に対して攻撃や挑戦を試みる、立ち向かう

After saving for months, she decided to take a run at buying her first house next spring.

数か月間貯金した後、彼女は来春に初めての家を購入しようと決めた。

Sense（1）

(transitive, idiomatic) To attempt to achieve or acquire.

Sense（2）

(transitive, idiomatic) To attack or challenge or to try to attack or challenge.

Like a tall dog who attacks a bear to remind himself he is still a tall dog, Ted Turner took a run at Rupert Murdoch last week.

takes a run at

（ present singular third-person ）

taking a run at

（ participle present ）

took a run at

（ past ）

taken a run at

（ participle past ）