turn hand to

turn (one's) hand to (something)

To undertake or apply oneself to (doing) something; to attempt or be able to do something. I'd like to turn my hand to learning the saxophone in my spare time. With Sarah's intelligence, she could probably turn her hand to anything after high school.
See also: hand, turn
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

turn one's hand to something

to begin to or to be able to do something. I would like to turn my hand to Chinese cooking. He gave up accounting and turned his hand to writing poetry.
See also: hand, turn
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • a whack at (something)
  • a crack at (someone or 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
  • all right
  • (you) wanna make something of it?
  • all for the best