try it on (English, verb)
expansion: try it on (third-person singular simple present tries it on, present participle trying it on, simple past and past participle tried it on)
Senses:
glosses: To test someone to see how much bad behaviour they will tolerate; to try to deceive someone to see how gullible they are.
tags: colloquial
idiomatic
glosses: To try to start a sexual relationship (with someone).
tags: colloquial
idiomatic
Forms:
form: tries it on
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: trying it on
tags: participle
present
form: tried it on
tags: participle
past
form: tried it on
tags: past