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trial and error

[trial and error] {n.} A way of solving problems by trying different possible solutions until you find one that works. * /John found the short circuit by trial and error./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

in error

[in error] {adv. phr.} Wrong; mistaken. * /You were in error when you assumed that he would wait for us./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

feel one's way

[feel one's way] {v. phr.} To proceed cautiously by trial and error; probe. * /I won't ask her to marry me directly; I will feel my way first./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

breakthrough

[breakthrough] {n.} A point of sudden success after a long process of experimentation, trial and error. * /The U.S. Space Program experienced a major breakthrough when Armstrong and Aldrin landed […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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