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11have a stab at — have/make a stab at (something/doing something) to try to do something, or to try an activity that you have not done before. I d never tried water skiing before, but I had a stab at it while I was in Greece. She made a reasonable stab at solving… …
12have eyes in the back of your head — informal phrase to notice everything that is happening around you Don’t try anything funny, I’ve got eyes in the back of my head. Thesaurus: to notice or recognize something or someonesynonym Main entry: eye * * * have eyes in the bac …
13try your wings — try (your) wings American to try to do something that you have recently learned to do. She s just qualified and is looking for a chance to try her wings as a design consultant …
14try wings — try (your) wings American to try to do something that you have recently learned to do. She s just qualified and is looking for a chance to try her wings as a design consultant …
15have a bash — If you have a bash at something, you try to do it, especially when there isn t much chance of success …
16have a go — try to do, attempt You have a go at this puzzle. See if you can solve it …
17try — 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¦( …
18try — 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… …
19try — I UK [traɪ] / US verb Word forms try : present tense I/you/we/they try he/she/it tries present participle trying past tense tried UK [traɪd] / US past participle tried *** 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to attempt to do something I know she s… …
20try*/*/*/ — [traɪ] (past tense and past participle tried [traɪd] ) verb I 1) [I/T] to attempt to do something Owen tried a shot at goal, but the ball went wide.[/ex] Just try your best. I m sure you ll be fine.[/ex] We ll just have to try harder next… …
