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Phrase(s): try out (for something)
to audition for a part in some performance or other activity requiring skill. • I intend to try out for the play. • I’m going to try out, too., Phrase(s): try someone or something out
to test someone or something for a while; to sample the performance of someone or something. • We will try her out in the editorial department and see how she does. • We will try out this employee in another department for a while.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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1. Undergo a qualifying test, as for an athletic team. For example, I'm trying out for the basketball team. [Mid-1900s] 2. Test or use experimentally, as in They're trying out new diesels, or We're trying out this new margarine. [Late 1800s]
American Heritage Idioms