play around with sth
UK also play about with sth— phrasal verb with play uk/pleɪ/us/pleɪ/verb
to try out different methods or different things, before deciding which one to choose:
We've been playing around with ideas for a new TV show.
Why don't you play around with the different fonts on the computer and see which one you want to use?
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Testing, checking and experimenting
- assay
- check
- check sth out
- check up on sb
- collector
- crosscheck
- feeler
- inspect
- inspection
- inspector
- positive vetting
- screen
- spy
- test
- test sth out
- tester
- trial
- trial run
- try sth for size idiom
- try-out
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