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.

• be as slippery as an eel
• be as snug as a bug in a rug
• be as sober as a judge
• be as solid as a rock
• be as sound as a bell
• be as sound as a dollar
• be as stiff as a board
• be as stiff as a ramrod
• be as straight as a die
• be as straight as a ramrod
• be as strong as an ox
• be as stubborn as a mule
• be a star in the making
• be as thick as thieves
• be as thick as two short planks
• be as thin as all get out
• be as thin as a rake
• be as thin as a stick
• beast of burden
• be as tough as old boots
• be as ugly as sin
• be a sure thing
• be as white as a sheet
• be as white as snow
• beat about the bush