give something a whirl
to try something that you are not sure you are going to like or be able to do

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

give a whirl
give (something) a whirl
to try something.
Tan had given up technical writing to give fiction a whirl.

Usage notes: often used in the form give it a whirl:
We've always wanted to take a cruise in the Caribbean, so we decided to give it a whirl.

Related vocabulary: take a shot at something

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

give something a whirl
give (something) a whirl
to try something.
Tan had given up technical writing to give fiction a whirl.

Usage notes: often used in the form give it a whirl:
We've always wanted to take a cruise in the Caribbean, so we decided to give it a whirl.

Related vocabulary: take a shot at something

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

give a whirl
to attempt to do something
I decided to give singing a whirl so I joined a singing club.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

give something a whirl
to attempt to do something
I decided to give singing a whirl so I joined a singing club.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲