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
Iomhar	-	Scottish
Ukaleq	-	Native American, Greenlandic
Amaterasu	-	Far Eastern Mythology
Medea	mə-DEE-ə (English)	Greek Mythology (Latinized), Georgian
Adara	-	Hebrew
Rien (1)	REEN	Dutch