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
Bohumila	-	Czech
Machalat	-	Biblical Hebrew
Golyat	-	Biblical Hebrew
Melanthios	-	Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Aleksej	-	Slovene
Shaylyn	SHAY-lin	English (Rare)