try to get

Synonyms

fish fishing pursue angling bade be after

Examples

We do not accost a physician as we do any mere nobody; nor a magistrate as we do a private individual. We try to get some advantage from the skill of the one and the position of the other. Walk in the sun, and your shadow will follow you, whether you will or not. Basil of Caesarea

Some people try to get you out of slavery for you to be their slave. Mike Tyson

I thought the secret of life was obvious: be here now, love as if your whole life depended on it, find your life's work, and try to get hold of a giant panda. Anne Lamott

One can only try to get what one can from the head of an elephant, no one ever carries it home. Nigerian Proverb

One should try to get enormously benefited by a small effort. Kashmir Proverb

Don't try to get blood from a locust; God didn't put it in there. African Proverb

Words in the phrase

try to get

Close letter words and terms

try to buy try to cultivate try to find try to guess in advance try to improve try to keep one's spirits up