put (one's) hand to (something)



put (one's) hand to (something)

To undertake or apply oneself to (doing) something; to attempt or be able to do something. Now that I'm on a pretty stable career path, I'd like to put my hand to learning the saxophone in my spare time. With Sarah's intelligence, she could probably put her hand to anything after high school.
See also: hand, put

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
FİDan-Turkish, Azerbaijani
PerryPER-eeEnglish
BojanBO-yahn (Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian)Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian
SimonSIE-mən (English), see-MAWN (French), ZEE-mawn (German), SEE-mawn (Dutch)English, French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Hungarian, Slovene, Romanian, Macedonian
Frideswide-History
ReddREDEnglish (Rare)