USA TODAY Crossword · 32-Down · 4 letters
"___ it your best shot!" USA TODAY Crossword clue
Editorially reviewed August 31, 2026
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Phrase cue
Use the four-letter opening verb in the expression meaning “try your hardest.”
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Answer
Why these words complete it
GIVE completes the fixed expression “Give it your best shot!” The four-letter imperative matches the quoted encouragement.
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Quotation marks and the exclamation point indicate a familiar spoken idiom in imperative form.
What the completed phrase means
To give something your best shot is to make your strongest or most sincere attempt.
Where this clue appeared
32-Down in USA TODAY Crossword puzzle for August 31, 2026.
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