try your hand at something

try (one's) hand (at something)

To attempt to do something new; to try something for the first time. I need a new hobby. Maybe I'll try my hand at painting! Thanks for letting Janet come to rugby practice with you. I know she's eager to try her hand.
See also: hand, try
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

try your hand at something

COMMON If you try your hand at something, you try doing it in order to see whether you are good at it. In his latest book, he tries his hand at fiction. After he left school, he tried his hand at a variety of jobs — bricklayer, baker, coal man.
See also: hand, something, try
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.
See also:
  • a whack at (something)
  • a crack at (someone or something)
  • a slew of (something)
  • a bird in hand
  • a bird in the hand
  • a/the feel of (something)
  • (I) wouldn't (do something) if I were you
  • a straw will show which way the wind blows
  • a ghost at the feast
  • a walking
References in periodicals archive
You are ready to try your hand at something new but you are nervous at the same time.
You might also want to try your hand at something entirely different.
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You also get to try your hand at something you were born to do.
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It's in some ways a lower riskto just try your hand at something that doesn't need to be reviewed favorably to have a life."
Try your hand at something artistic from painting to cuisine to drama.
A break in your routine should make a welcome change and you have the chance to try your hand at something new.
Don't hesitate to try your hand at something new if the opportunity arises.
It's good to try your hand at something different and give an intrigued little one the chance to see how things 'used to be'.
Whether it's that promotion you were looking for or a chance to try your hand at something new, for most of us getting more from our career is a must.
They have shown how being famous for one thing makes you qualified to try your hand at something else - no matter how different.