bet vs take a crack at

bet

verb
  • To be sure of something; to be able to count on something. 

  • To stake or pledge upon the outcome of an event; to wager. 

  • To place money into the pot in order to require others do the same, usually only used for the first person to place money in the pot on each round. 

noun
  • A degree of certainty. 

  • A candidate (for elections and pageants). 

  • A wager, an agreement between two parties that a stake (usually money) will be paid by the loser to the winner (the winner being the one who correctly forecast the outcome of an event). 

intj
  • Expression of general agreement or acceptance. 

  • Exclamation of joy at good fortune. 

  • Exclamation indicating acceptance of a challenge or an absurd proposal. 

prep
  • between 

take a crack at

verb
  • To attempt or try. 

How often have the words bet and take a crack at occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )