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Perseverance - Giving Something a Try

Discover how English idioms like "trail balloon" and "have a shot at" relate to giving something a try in English.

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English idioms related to Perseverance

to proceed to do something even though it is risky or unlikely to succeed

Ex: Both chanced their arms at every opportunity .
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to gain the confidence, familiarity, and skills needed to perform well in a situation that is new to one

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to do something that one has not done before in order to become more experienced or familiar with it

Ex: got her feet wet at her new job by doing some simple filing tasks .
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to attempt to do something, particularly something that one has not tried to do before

Ex: I do n't usually like hot tea , but it 's so cold out that gave it a shot today .
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to attempt to do something that one has little to no experience in

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to try something to find out if it is effective, possible, good, etc.

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to try one's chance at something, particularly when success is not guaranteed

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to have a go
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to make an attempt to achieve or do something

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to try to do something in a successful way

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to attempt to do something that one has no experience in

Ex: They encouraged their children try their hand at different sports.
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to make an attempt to do something with no guaranteed chance of success

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to gain independence, confidence, and the willingness to try new things or take risks

Ex: The company 's expansion into new markets allowed them spread their wings and increase their revenue .
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to try hard to achieve something with enthusiasm and determination

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a thing that is done or introduced in order to test the public's opinion

Ex: The politician floated trial balloon by mentioning a potential tax increase in a speech to see how the public would respond .
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