try out

[try out] {v. phr.}

1. To test by trial or by experimenting.

* /He tried golf out to see if he would like it./

* /The scientists tried out thousands of chemicals before they found the right one./

* /The coach wants to try the new play out in the first game./

2. To try for a place on a team or in a group.

* /Tom tried out for the basketball team./

* /Shirley will try out for the lead in the play./

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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