T
Idioms beginning with "T"
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[try on] {v.}
To put (clothing) on to see if it fits.
She tried on several pairs of shoes before she found one she liked.
The clerk told him to try the coat on.
[try one's hand] {v. phr.}
To make an inexperienced attempt (at something unfamiliar.)
I thought I would try my hand at bowling, although I had never bowled before.
[try one's wings] {v. phr.}
To try out a recently acquired ability.
Marjorie just had her twelfth French lesson and wants to try her wings by speaking with our visitors from Paris.
[try out] {v. phr.}
1. To test by trial or by experimenting.
He tried golf out to see if he would like it.
The scientists tried out thousands of chemicals before they found the right one.
* /The coach wants to try the new play out in the […]
[tryout] {n.}
An audience at a theater or opera for would-be actors and singers.
The Civic Opera is holding tryouts throughout all of next week. Maybe I'll go and see if I can sing in the chorus.
[tuck in] {v. phr.}
To place the covers carefully around the person (usually a child) in bed.
When I was a child, my mother used to tuck me into bed every night.