try on

As for turning him, a wild bull half-way down a range was a likelier try-on.

He had thought it bluff and something in the nature of a try-on; but he had determined to put a stop to it.

Why it's transparent as crystal, and is simply a verdant try-on at a pun.

"You'll soon see whether it's a try-on or not," I defied him.

He is the busiest gentleman in England—bar none—but he is never too busy for a try-on or for a consultation.