try for something
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try for — verb make an attempt at achieving something (Freq. 1) She tried for the Olympics • Syn: ↑go for • Hypernyms: ↑compete, ↑vie, ↑contend • Verb Frames … Useful english dictionary
try for — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms try for : present tense I/you/we/they try for he/she/it tries for present participle trying for past tense tried for past participle tried for try for something to attempt to get or achieve something difficult … English dictionary
try out for something — try out (for (something)) to compete for something. Jim tried out for the school play. Usage notes: usually said about competing to play on a team or perform in a show … New idioms dictionary
try for size — try (something) for size British & Australian, American & Australian to test something or to think about an idea in order to decide whether it works or whether you can use it. Try that for size. It s the new software programme I ve been working… … New idioms dictionary
try out for something — ˌtry ˈout for sth derived (especially NAmE) to compete for a position or place in sth, or to be a member of a team • She s trying out for the school play. related noun ↑tryout Main entry: ↑tryderived … Useful english dictionary
angle for something — angle for (something) to try to get or achieve something in an indirect way. He s working as a consultant with several companies that are angling for business in Hong Kong … New idioms dictionary
shoot for something — shoot for (something) to try to achieve something. Tennessee s women s basketball team is shooting for another season of straight victories … New idioms dictionary
make a play for something — phrase to try and get something such as an important job or position Jim made a play for head of department, but didn’t succeed. Thesaurus: to try hard to do or get somethingsynonym Main entry: play * * * make a ˈplay for sb/sth idiom … Useful english dictionary
go all out to do for something — go all out (to do something/for something) phrase to try as hard as you can to achieve something UK based companies are going all out to secure overseas contracts. We’re going all out for a big win in Saturday’s game. Thesaurus: to try hard to… … Useful english dictionary
make allowances for something — make allowances for (someone/something) to consider particular facts relating to someone or something. We try to make allowances for our students different language backgrounds. When planning a trip, you have to make allowances for things that… … New idioms dictionary
