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trial and error
trying methods until one works
Trial and error is a way of learning or solving a problem by trying different methods and correcting mistakes.
Hear it in real life
How did you fix the printer?
Mostly by trial and error.
I worked out the software by trial and error.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: by trials and errors
Say: by trial and error
This expression is normally uncountable and stays in the singular form.
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How it fits in a sentence.
by trial and error; take trial and error
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I worked out the software by trial and error.
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trial and error
trying methods until one works
“I worked out the software by trial and error.”
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