put\ one's\ hand\ to

put\ one's\ hand\ to
• set one's hand to
• turn one's hand to
v. phr.
To start working at; try to do.

Hal does a good job at everything mat he turns his hand to.

After Mr. Sullivan found farming unprofitable, he moved to town and turned his hand to carpentry.


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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