try (one's) hand
To attempt to do something for the first time

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

try one's hand
MAKE AN ATTEMPT, attempt, try, try out, give something a try, have a go, have a stab, have a shot, have a bash, give something a whirl, essay

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try one's hand
to make an inexperienced attempt at something, to try something
I tried my hand at golf last summer but I did not like it.

I have decided to try my hand at sailing a boat this summer.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

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.

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