小こ手て調しらべ

noun

preliminary test; trial run; warm-up

Used for a small-scale test or practice before the real thing, often in sports, games, or work. Implies checking one's condition or the situation.

• 試し合あいの前まえに小こ手て調しらべをしてみた。

  I did a little warm-up before the match.

• 新あたらしいソフトの小こ手て調しらべに、簡かん単たんなデータを入にゅう力りょくしてみた。

  As a trial run for the new software, I entered some simple data.