- try someone for something
- try someone for somethingto put someone through a court trial for some crime or wrongdoing. •
The prosecutor wanted to try Harry for fraud.
•Anne was tried for shoplifting.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
try someone for something
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cast about for something — cast about (for (something)) to try to find something. She spent years casting about for a career before she opened her own restaurant. Etymology: based on the idea of someone who fishes by casting (= throwing) a line or net in first one pool of… … New idioms dictionary
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scrounge around for someone or something — [skraund3...] in. to look around for someone or something; to seek someone or something in every likely place. □ Try to scrounge around for somebody to go to the party with, why don’t you? □ I don’t think there is anybody who will go with me, but … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
lay the blame (for something) on — lay the blame/responsibility/(for something) on phrase to say that someone or something deserves to be considered responsible for something that has happened Don’t try to lay the blame for this on me. Thesaurus: to criticize, accuse or… … Useful english dictionary
lay the responsibility (for something) on — lay the blame/responsibility/(for something) on phrase to say that someone or something deserves to be considered responsible for something that has happened Don’t try to lay the blame for this on me. Thesaurus: to criticize, accuse or… … Useful english dictionary
cast about for something — ˌcast aˈbout/aˈround for sth derived to try hard to think of or find sth, especially when this is difficult • She cast around desperately for a safe topic of conversation. • The authorities are clearly casting about for someone to blame.… … Useful english dictionary
cast around for something — ˌcast aˈbout/aˈround for sth derived to try hard to think of or find sth, especially when this is difficult • She cast around desperately for a safe topic of conversation. • The authorities are clearly casting about for someone to blame.… … Useful english dictionary
try — try1 W1S1 [traı] v past tense and past participle tried present participle trying third person singular tries ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(attempt)¦ 2¦(test/use)¦ 3¦(food/drink)¦ 4¦(try to find somebody/something)¦ 5¦(door/window)¦ 6¦( … Dictionary of contemporary English
