Idiom
give something a whirl
Meaning
To try, test or attempt.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I have never cooked pasta, but I will give it a whirl.”
“I am not sure if I like rock climbing, but I am willing to give it a whirl this weekend.”
“Although he had never attempted to paint before, he decided to give it a whirl, hoping to capture the landscape on canvas.”
Examples
simple
“I have never cooked pasta, but I will give it a whirl.”
contextual
“I am not sure if I like rock climbing, but I am willing to give it a whirl this weekend.”
complex
“Although he had never attempted to paint before, he decided to give it a whirl, hoping to capture the landscape on canvas.”
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