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  • 1try — 1 /traI/ verb 1 ATTEMPT (I, T) to attempt to do or get something: try to do sth: Don t shout at him; he s only trying to help. | try sth: Roberts tried a shot at goal. | try and do sth: You must try and control your temper. | try: Tim may not be… …

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  • 2try — I. verb (tried; trying) Etymology: Middle English trien, from Anglo French trier to select, sort, examine, determine, probably from Late Latin tritare to grind, frequentative of Latin terere to rub more at throw Date: 14th century transitive verb …

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  • 3fuss with something — fuss with (something) 1. to be busy with something without having a particular purpose. Jack had spent hours fussing with the old car. 2. to try to fix something complicated. It s a mistake to fuss with your computer. Related vocabulary: fool… …

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  • 4try — verb (tries, trying, tried) 1》 make an attempt or effort to do something.     ↘attempt to open (a door), contact (someone), etc.     ↘(try for) attempt to achieve or have: they re trying for another baby.     ↘(try something on) put on an item of …

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  • 5This Is a Fix — Infobox Album | Name = This Is a Fix Type = Album Artist = The Automatic Released = UK August 25 2008 Recorded = Sage and Sound Recording Studio, West Hollywood Warwick Hall, Cardiff Genre = Post punk revival Alternative rock Post hardcore… …

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  • 6if it ain't broke, don't fix it — if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it informal phrase used for saying that you think that something is already good or effective and should not be changed Thesaurus: ways of emphasizing how good something issynonym Main entry: broke * * * if it ain t… …

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  • 7fool with something — fool with (something) 1. to be busy with something without a special purpose. Sammy was always fooling with his model trains. 2. to try to fix or use something complicated. I m not an expert, but I ve spent 14 years fooling with computers and… …

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  • 8fiddle with something — fiddle with (something) 1. to be busy with something without a special purpose. Don t fiddle with the remote control you ll break it! 2. to try to fix or use something complicated. The report says that computer users spend about one third of… …

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  • 9if it ain't broke, don't fix it — it is a mistake to try to improve something that works. He hasn t made a lot of changes to the team since taking over as head coach, figuring if it ain t broke, don t fix it …

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  • 10fuss with — (something) 1. to be busy with something without having a particular purpose. Jack had spent hours fussing with the old car. 2. to try to fix something complicated. It s a mistake to fuss with your computer. Related vocabulary: fool with… …

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