try one's hand

English

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Verb

try one's hand (third-person singular simple present tries one's hand, present participle trying one's hand, simple past and past participle tried one's hand)

1. (idiomatic) To attempt a skill, craft, trade, or action, possibly for the first time.

   I thought I'd try my hand at woodworking, until I saw how much the tools cost.

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: kokeilla (fi)
• French: s’essayer à
• Polish: próbować swoich sił impf, spróbować swoich sił pf

See also

• overplay one's hand
• try one's luck