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give it a whirl
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | give it a whirl - try; "let's give it a whirl!"give it a trycolloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speechattempt, essay, try, assay, seek - make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world" |
give it a whirl
give it a whirlTo try something (often for the first time as a means of forming an opinion about it). A: "Do you want to try driving my car, to see how you like it?" B: "Yeah, sure, I'll give it a whirl." I don't usually like hot tea, but it's so cold out that I gave it a whirl today.See also: give, whirlgive something a whirlMake a brief or experimental try, as in I've never made a pie but I'll give it a whirl. [Colloquial; late 1800s] See also: give, something, whirlgive something a whirl INFORMALIf you give something a whirl, you try it in order to see whether you like it or are good at it. I'd never tried acupuncture before so I thought, why not give it a whirl? Later, when Helen invited Dawn to invest in the business, she decided to give it a whirl.See also: give, something, whirlgive it a whirl give it a try. informal 1979 Snoo Wilson A Greenish Man You've nothing to lose. Give it a whirl, try it for a month. See also: give, whirlgive something a ˈwhirl (informal) try something, to see if it is enjoyable, interesting, etc: I’ve never had Indonesian food but I’ll give it a whirl.See also: give, something, whirlgive it a whirl
Synonyms for give it a whirlverb trySynonymsRelated Words- colloquialism
- attempt
- essay
- try
- assay
- seek
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