I'd like to see someone try

phrase

Expressing a threat or challenge to someone.

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Meanings

phrase
  1. idiomaticExpressing a threat or challenge to someone.

    "Pretty deadly, eh? I mean your stepfather. Makes you toe the mark I suppose." "I'd like to see him try," answered Paul scornfully. "No, sir, he let's ^([sic]) me alone and I let him alone. He knows I haven't any use for him. […]

    1938 December, Boys' Life, page 4
Cite this entry
APA

I'd like to see someone try. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/I'd%20like%20to%20see%20someone%20try

MLA

“I'd like to see someone try.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/I'd%20like%20to%20see%20someone%20try. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “I'd like to see someone try,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/I'd%20like%20to%20see%20someone%20try.

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