- give something a try
- give something a try & give something a go & give something a whirl & give something a shotto make a try at something. •
Why don't you give it a go and see if you like it?
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
give something a try
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give something a try — 1) to do something in order to find out what happens or to find out whether something is good, suitable, effective etc Tony s planning to give skiing a try this winter. 2) to go to a particular place hoping to find someone or something Why not… … English dictionary
give something a try — … Useful english dictionary
give something a whirl — (informal) To try something out • • • Main Entry: ↑whirl * * * give something a whirl informal phrase to try a new activity If you don’t like team sports, why not give yoga a whirl? Thesaurus: to start doing something new or different … Useful english dictionary
give something a whirl — ► give something a whirl informal give something a try. Main Entry: ↑whirl … English terms dictionary
give something a whirl — informal give something a try. → whirl … English new terms dictionary
give someone a try — 1) to talk to someone because they might be able to help you or to give you information That woman looks like a local – give her a try. 2) to give someone an opportunity to do something If you give me a try, I ll work really hard … English dictionary
give something a whirl — give (something) a whirl to try something. Tan had given up technical writing to give fiction a whirl. Usage notes: often used in the form give it a whirl: We ve always wanted to take a cruise in the Caribbean, so we decided to give it a whirl.… … New idioms dictionary
give something a wide berth — give (someone/something) a wide berth to avoid someone or something. I try to give the city centre a wide berth on a Saturday. If she s in a bad mood I tend to give her a wide berth … New idioms dictionary
give something a shot — give (something) a shot informal have a shot at (something) to try to do something, often for the first time. I ve never been ice skating but I ll give it a shot … New idioms dictionary
give something a fling — give (something) a fling (or have a fling at (something)) : to try something without being very serious about it or without worrying about whether or not you will succeed He had always thought about starting his own business, and he decided to… … Useful english dictionary
give (something) (your) best shot — to try as hard as possible to achieve something. We gave it our best shot, but we still don t know what s wrong with the computer … New idioms dictionary
