give a whirl

Meaning

1. Oxford100% of films

   to try sth to see if you like it or can do it

   Why don't you give it a whirl? If you hate it, we'll throw it in the trash.

   I'm a sucky pilot, but let's give it a whirl.

In the movies · 4

• Come on, John. Let's give her a whirl.The Grapes of Wrath1940
• I'm a sucky pilot, but let's give it a whirl.Transformers: Age of Extinction2014
• Want to give it a whirl?Interstellar2014
• Go on. Pick a number. Give it a whirl. Any number.What Women Want2000
• Why don't you give it a whirl? If you hate it, we'll throw it in the trash.You're Not You2014
• Kylie and l are going to give it a whirl. Don't wait up.Fantastic Mr. Fox2009
• Oh, well. OK, Dynamite, we'll give it whirl.White Christmas1954

Learn it in full scenes

• Interstellar2014
  • The Ghost in Murph's Bookshelf
  • Cooper Stumbles Into Secret NASA
  • Cooper Says Goodbye to Murph

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