throw things at the wall and see what sticks (English, verb)
expansion: throw things at the wall and see what sticks (third-person singular simple present throws things at the wall and sees what sticks, present participle throwing things at the wall and seeing what sticks, simple past threw things at the wall and saw what sticks, past participle thrown things at the wall and seen what sticks)
Senses:
glosses: To experiment in a haphazard or random manner with the hope that some amount of success may be achieved.
tags: idiomatic
informal
Forms:
form: throws things at the wall and sees what sticks
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: throwing things at the wall and seeing what sticks
tags: participle
present
form: threw things at the wall and saw what sticks
tags: past
form: thrown things at the wall and seen what sticks
tags: participle
past