腕うで試だめし

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

testing one's skill; trying one's hand

Used when someone wants to see how well they can do something, often in a new or challenging situation. Commonly appears as 腕試しをする or 腕試しに.

• 新あたらしいゲームで腕うで試だめしをしてみた。

  I tried my hand at the new game to test my skills.

• 料りょう理りの腕うで試だめしに、難むずかしいレシピに挑ちょう戦せんした。

  To test my cooking ability, I tried a difficult recipe.