try on for size
Example Sentences
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Stewart gave up bread and pasta, took Pilates classes and was flown to the Dominican Republic, where she was coiffed and primped and handed a few designer bathing suits to try on for size.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2023
Counselors also urged them to try on, for size, a new social identity — trading shorts and sandals for pants and dress shoes, for instance, and practicing going to banks and supermarkets.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 3, 2022
But here’s another phrase you might try on for size: “Speaking for myself …”
From New York Times ● Aug. 10, 2018
And as any puzzle-head can attest, that buoyant, open state of mind isn't a bad one to try on for size once in a while.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 8, 2010
Was he just an experiment to him, something exotic to try on for size?
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
