WordNet
give it a try
v. try; "let's give it a whirl!" [syn: give it a whirl]
make an attempt at something; "I never sat on a horse before but I'll give it a go" [syn: have a go]
Usage examples of "give it a try".
It was fresh and carried the scent of the low-growing bushes - from which aromatic oil could be extracted if the colonists cared to give it a try - that covered much of the land.
The possibility that he would look at the research facility and see a way in was more than a little remote, but he would give it a try.