give a whirl

So varied were the skipper's fields … the only thing Ponting didn't give a whirl was trying nothing at all.

He can give a whirl or two to half a dozen within a hundred yards of where he buys his tea or sells his sheep.

Give a whirl to the ruler, which is taking the place of the old-time spindle, and let it drop.

Ruth was coming down stairs, and saw grandfather's papers give a whirl out of his lap and across the piazza floor upon the gravel.