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
Aco	-	Macedonian, Serbian
MehveŞ	-	Turkish
Rahab	RAY-hab (English)	Biblical
Eloisa	e-lo-EE-zah	Italian
Branwen	BRAN-wen	Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Oakes	[əukəz]