British & Australian, informal

to try something that you have not done before to discover what it is like or whether it will be successful.

I'm not sure at this stage whether it's the right job for me - I've just got to suck it and see.

• ask for something
• ask for the moon
• ask for trouble
• ask someone for a rain check
• a slap in the face
• a slap on the back
• a slap on the wrist
• as large as life
• asleep at the switch
• asleep at the wheel
• a slice of life
• a slice of the action
• a slice of the cake
• as like as not
• as likely as not
• a slime ball
• a slip of the tongue
• a slippery slope
• as long as
• a small fortune
• a smart alec
• a smart aleck
• a smart-arse
• a smart bomb
• a smart cookie