turn one's hand to

Also, put one's hand to. Apply oneself to, begin working at, as in Next she turned her hand to starting her dissertation, or He was so lazy he wouldn't put his hand to anything. [c. 1700]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Chinweike	-	Western African, Igbo
AdoraciÓN	-	Spanish
Mithridates	-	Ancient Persian (Hellenized)
Vasco	BAHS-ko (Spanish), VASH-koo (Portuguese)	Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
Sammy	['sæmi]
Muir	-	Scottish