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Take A Try At Something »
(try to do it...)


A Bird In The Hand Is Worth Two In The Bush »
(don't risk losing what you have by trying to get more; it is better to value what you have than to try to get more...)


A Hole In One »
(one is successful on the first try at something very difficult...)


A Last Ditch Effort »
(one last try before one quits...)


A Rush On Something »
(try to make it go faster; hurry...)


A Taste Of Something »
(a try of something to see how one likes it...)


Bending Over Backwards »
(make an extra effort; try extra hard to do it...)


Cast About For Someone Or Something »
(try to find away to learn or get something...)


Doing Your Level Best »
(try hard and do the best you can...)


Fair Game »
(anyone can try to compete for it...)


Fish For A Compliment »
(try to get another person to say something good about you...)


Follow In Someone's Footsteps »
(do something that another has done, and try to do it the way they did it...)


Go For Broke »
(take a chance; try your best...)


Go For It »
(do your best; try your best; good luck...)


Go For Someone Or Something »
(try to get that thing...)


Go Into One's Song And Dance About Something »
(talk about something in a way to try to convince someone...)


Hanging On To Your Coattails »
(try to gain success by following a successful person...)


Have A Crack At Something »
(try to do it; attempt it...)


Have A Go At Something »
(try it; make an effort...)


I'm Game »
(interested; willing to try; excited about doing it...)


In Other Words »
(here is another way of saying it; i will try to explain it again...)


Let's Call It Quits »
(let's stop working; let us not try anymore; we should not continue our effort...)


Look High And Low For Someone Or Something »
(try to find it in many places...)


Nickel And Dime Someone »
(try to pay someone less...)


Put Your Best Foot Forward »
(go ahead and give it your best try...)


Say Something In A Roundabout Way »
(speak indirectly; try to communicate one thing by saying something else...)


Size Someone Or Something Up »
(try to decide how good that one will be...)


Skeletons In The Closet »
(secrets from your past which you try not to show to other people...)


Take A Punch At Someone »
(try to hit someone with a closed hand...)


Take A Shot At Something »
(attempt to do it; try it...)


Take Great Pains To Do Something »
(make a very true effort; try hard...)


To Err Is Human, To Forgive Divine »
(when people do things wrong we should try hard to forgive them because all people make mistakes...)




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