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
Leonty-Russian
DavideDAH-vee-deItalian
Stephanie['stefəni]
Seo-Hyunsu-hyunKorean
Ladislav-Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Croatian
Bonaventurabo-nah-ven-TOO-rahItalian