crack

/kræk/ noun

Definition

LINE [C] › a line on the surface of something that is damaged: Several cups had cracks in them.

NARROW SPACE [C] › a narrow space between two parts of something or between two things: I could see sunlight through a crack in the curtains.

DRUG [U] › an illegal drug that is very harmful

NOISE [C] › a sudden, short noise: a crack of thunder

JOKE [C] › an unkind joke or remark: He was always making cracks about my weight.

have/take a crack at sth informal › to try to do something: I've never put up shelves before, but I'll have a crack at it.

(Definition of crack noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to manage not to be destroyed, harmed or permanently affected by the difficult situation you...

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