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give it a red-hot crack

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.28 in modern English

Syllables
give it a red-hot crack
IPA
34
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
2
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To attempt something with maximum effort, even when success seems uncertain.

Australian usage; Slang

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

gives it a red-hot crack (present, singular) giving it a red-hot crack (participle, present) gave it a red-hot crack (past) given it a red-hot crack (participle, past)

Synonyms

take a crack at

Questions

What does give it a red-hot crack mean?
To attempt something with maximum effort, even when success seems uncertain.

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