Usually means: Test to see fit, suitability.
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General (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. try (something) on for size, try on for size: Merriam-Webster
  2. try on for size: Dictionary.com
  3. try on for size: TheFreeDictionary.com
  4. try on for size: Wiktionary

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  1. try on for size: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. try on for size: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. try on for size: Medical dictionary

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  1. try on for size: Idioms

Definitions from Wiktionary (try on for size)

verb:  (transitive, literally) To test an item of clothing by wearing it, to determine if it is the correct size.
verb:  (transitive, figuratively) To test something for suitability.
verb:  (transitive, figuratively) To ponder or consider an idea.
verb:  (transitive, figuratively, chiefly imperative) To receive an imminent attack.

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