try it on the dog (English, verb)
expansion: try it on the dog (third-person singular simple present tries it on the dog, present participle trying it on the dog, simple past and past participle tried it on the dog)
Senses:
glosses: To try something (especially a theatrical play) on a less important audience to gauge the likelihood of success before committing to general release or approval.
tags: colloquial
Forms:
form: tries it on the dog
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: trying it on the dog
tags: participle
present
form: tried it on the dog
tags: participle
past
form: tried it on the dog
tags: past
form: try it out on the dog
tags: alternative