10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRY ONE'S HAND»
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try one's hand in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
try one's hand and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
3. attempt, try, make an effort, endeavor, strive, work at, aim; undertake, take in
hand, take upon oneself, set or turn one's hand to, try one's hand at, try one's
fortune at; venture, set out to, go about; tackle, take on, take a crack or whack or
stab at ...
Jerome Irving Rodale, 1978
... to throw one's hand in 1. (RftftTO) s&tft ; &m ; si* 2. mmam ; *wwat (I'm so
disgusted with the job that I'm going to throw my hand in. JafBXf^S mis •
mmtmsi&T »> to tie someone's hands TIE to try one's hand B TRY to turn one's
hand to if?
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The Modern Anglo-Bengali Dictionary: In 6 Volumes
... to pay attention to ; To take ofif one's bauds To free from a burden fat i To try
one's hand at— To try one's power to accomplish (a work) ; c*H f t^I ItlW Picsii ttV
is't1^! ^^1 i To wait upon hand and foot— To wait upon assiduously ; ^fs 3C5i! lf?
[From the method of resigning in card-games.] try one's hand at (something) (inf)
to see if one can do (something): He tried his hand at farming; I think I'll try my
hand at swimming. turn one's hand to (something) to (have the ability to) do (a job
...
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English/German Dictionary of Idioms: Supplement to the ...
in Spendierlaune sein to put one's hand in one's pockets Hand: die Hand in die
Tasche stecken to put Schulter legen to try one's hand at Bach's sonatas/...
versuchen: sich an Bachs Sonaten/in der Malerei/(auf dem Klavier/...) versuchen
to put ...
Professor Hans Schemann, 2013
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The Wordsworth Dictionary of Idioms
try one's hand at (something) (HZ/) to see if one can do (something): He tried his
hand at farming; I think I'll try my hand at swimming. « turn one's hand to (
something) to (have the ability to) do. (a job etc) : He can turn his hand to
anything, from ...
Elizabeth McLaren Kirkpatrick, C. M. Schwarz, 1993
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Street Talk: Da Official Guide to Hip-Hop & Urban Slanguage
(general s1.) old & new school 1. to test the boundaries and limitations of one's
tolerance, patience, and/or relationship with you. 2. the attempt to con, deceive,
or take advantage of someone [usually for financial gain]. (var. [to] try [one's] hand
) ...
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The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition
... take the law into one's hands; throw in one's hand;throw up one's hands; tie
one's hands; time hangs heavy (on one's hands); time on one's hands; tip one's
hand; to hand; try one's hand; turn one's hand to; upper hand; wait on hand and
foot; ...
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Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases Classified and ...
V. To try, essay, make trial of, experiment, make an experiment ; to endeavour,
strive ; to tempt, attempt, make an attempt ; to feel, grope, tatonner. To venture,
adventure, speculate. Phr. To try one's hand ; to use one's endeavour ; to do
one's ...
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Heinemann English Dictionary
... as to give someone the advantage. show one's hand to reveal one's intentions.
take a hand to have an influence over a situation. to hand easily available: Keep
the letter to hand -we may need it. try one's hand at to attempt to do something, ...
3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TRY ONE'S HAND»
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try one's hand is used in the context of the following news items.
Sketching the Stars, Drawing for Kicks
It's not always easy to get out of one's comfort zone and try one's hand at something different and unusual, especially amid rigorous schedules that engineering ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
Don't count your chickens before you know the law: Editorial
If the dream is to try one's hand at farm life, then maybe the city isn't the place to be. Trying to fit too much into a backyard can only serve to fray the nerves. «NJ.com, May 15»
Frustrated by Michael Gove's education policies? Why not buy a …
... offers alternative ways to use it such as way to try one's hand at acupuncture. ... 'The Michael Gove Voodoo Pincushion is crocheted by hand and mentally ... «Metro, Oct 13»
