try on for size | Idiomator

Meaning: (transitive,literally)Totestanitemofclothingbywearingit, todetermineif it is thecorrectsize.; (transitive,figuratively)Totestsomething forsuitability.; (transitive,figuratively)Toponderorconsideranidea.2023October 22, HarryBlank, “Waiting to Happen”, inSCP Foundation‎[1], archived fromthe originalon23 May 2024:"Cool. So obviously that's your outfit's kinda thing, buttrythison for sizeon top of it:Idid not forget. I still haven't."; (transitive,figuratively,chieflyimperative)Toreceiveanimminentattack.1999,Mona the Vampire, "The X-Change Student" (season 1, episode 6a):Mona:Trythis vampire bolton for size!

Examples:

EN: A small exercise in space psychology that you can try on for size in the twilight zone.
ES: En este caso, el sueño muere más duramente que el hombre. Un pequeño ejercicio de psicología espacial que pueden probar por tamaños,
EN: Well, there's another one Leslie can try on for size.
ES: Me gustaría ver cómo saldría Leslie de ésta.
ID: Ada satu lagi yang bisa dicoba Leslie untuk ukurannya.

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