try one's hand at smth.

   взятьcя, пpинятьcя зa чтo-л., зaнятьcя чём-л., пpoбoвaть cвoи cилы, пoпытaть cчacтья в чём-л. 'I want you to lend me some money.' 'So that you could try your hand at not paying it back, I suppose' (J. Murdoch). Each year hundreds of college students at participating schools compete for a chance to spend nine weeks in the Time and Life Building watching how we practise our editorial skills and trying their hands at big-time journalism (Time)