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
Adir-Hebrew
Abd Al-Karim-Arabic
Chryses-Greek Mythology
Chestirad-Medieval Slavic (Hypothetical)
Asad-Arabic
Damijana-Slovene