- try (something) out on (someone)
- try (something) out on (someone)
to get someone's opinion about something.
I've got some new jokes I'd like to try out on you.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
try (something) out on (someone)
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try — try1 [ traı ] (past tense and past participle tried [ traıd ] ) verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to attempt to do something: Don t try any of your tricks with me! I know she s not very helpful, but she does try. try to do something: Just… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
try out — verb 1. put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to (Freq. 8) This approach has been tried with good results Test this recipe • Syn: ↑test, ↑prove, ↑try, ↑examine, ↑essay … Useful english dictionary
try out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms try out : present tense I/you/we/they try out he/she/it tries out present participle trying out past tense tried out past participle tried out to test someone or something to see what they are like or whether… … English dictionary
try someone/something out — test someone or something new or different to assess their suitability or effectiveness I try out new recipes on my daughter … Useful english dictionary
put something out of your mind — put someone/something out of your mind phrase to try to forget about someone or something unpleasant, even if only for a short time Just try to put the problem out of your mind. Thesaurus: to forget, or to try to forgetsynonym Main entry: mind * … Useful english dictionary
get something out of your head — get someone/something out of your head informal phrase to stop thinking about someone or something I can’t get the pictures of those starving children out of my head. Thesaurus: to forget, or to try to forgetsynonym Main entry: head … Useful english dictionary
bounce something off (of) someone — tv. o try out an idea on someone; to get someone’s opinion of an idea. □ Let me bounce this off of you. □ I bounced the idea off Gary, but he wasn’t at all impressed … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
try — 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 … English new terms dictionary
make someone/something out — 1) manage with some difficulty to see or hear something in the dim light it was difficult to make out the illustration ■ understand the character or motivation of someone I can t make her out she s so inconsistent 2) [with infinitive or clause]… … Useful english dictionary
Out of the Blue (Delta Goodrem song) — Out of the Blue Single by Delta Goodrem from the album Mistaken Identity B si … Wikipedia
