audition for

audition for

To perform in order to display one's abilities in an attempt to be granted a role in something (typically a role in a play). Are you auditioning for this year's spring musical? I'm going to sing that song when I audition for the play.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

audition someone for something

to allow someone to try out for a part in a performance; to judge someone's singing, speaking, or playing potential for a part in a performance. Will you audition anyone else for the part? Have you been auditioned for a part in the school play?

audition for something

to try out for a part in something. (In a setting in which one's singing, speaking, or playing is heard and judged.) I plan to audition for the lead role in the school play. Liz auditioned for The Mikado.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • hit below (one's) weight
  • hit above (one's) weight
  • stoop to conquer
  • have something to prove
  • get (one's) bearings
  • get one's bearings
  • go through (one's) paces
  • go through your paces
  • lose (one's) bearings
  • lose one's bearings
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