hand
- noun
- /hænd/
- After leaving his jewelry business in 1841, he apparently tried his hand at daguerreotypy with Echols.
- try one's hand at
- sleight of hand
- hands-on experience
Well today LG is trying their hand at that same magic.
- Well today LG is trying their hand at that same magic.
- And so I really wanted to try my hand at doing movies.
Examples
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Well today LG is trying their hand at that same magic.
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And so I really wanted to try my hand at doing movies.
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Ever tried your hand at writing a play ?
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You know, I've always wanted to try my hand at making movies.
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He tried his hand at bill collections.
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I've tried my hand at many a vocation.
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He's from a very wealthy family, so he doesn't really have a job, but he's tried his hand at a lot of different things.
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I decided to try my hand at painting, even though I had never done it before.
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After years of working in finance, she wanted to try her hand at starting her own business.
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He encouraged his daughter to try her hand at playing the piano during her music lessons.
Synonyms
Skill at using your hands to make or fix things
Idioms
To do something with your hands, for example writing or making things, instead of with a machine
Know a place or thing very well because you have seen it many times
- Informal
In a humble and respectful way when you ask for something or admit a mistake
- Informal
Show too much confidence and take risks that make you lose your advantage
- Offensive
A rude phrase with a hand gesture that tells someone you will not listen
- Informal
Put someone into a difficult situation they cannot control because of bad luck
- Informal
To put someone into a bad or difficult situation because of bad luck
- Offensive
A rude way to say someone is in an embarrassing situation and unprepared
Compounds
- Offensive
A sexual act where one person uses a hand to touch a man's penis for pleasure
- Informal
A way of showing too much worry by repeatedly twisting or clasping the hands
A thing you hold and use with your hands, not powered by a machine, like a hammer or screwdriver
Striking the palms of your hands together repeatedly to show approval or admiration
A form of football where another player stops someone by touching them with both hands
- US
A secret criminal group that extorted people and used violence in Italian American neighborhoods
How Serious
Surface Forms
Etymology
Hand meaning skill or an attempt comes from the idea of the steady hand needed for careful work, so to 'try your hand' is to try something or show ability.