tried it on

A form of try it on — To test someone to see how much bad behaviour they will tolerate; to try to deceive someone to see how gullible they are.

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of try it on
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tried it on. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tried%20it%20on

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“tried it on.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tried%20it%20on. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tried it on,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tried%20it%20on.

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