give something a whirl



give something a whirl

Make 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, whirl

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Moss-English (Archaic), Jewish
Fen (2)-Frisian
Demetria-Ancient Greek, English
Hoshikoho-shee-koJapanese
Harold['hærəld]
Sorina-Romanian