If you ever tried to walk on a fallen tree log, you understand what the expression means.

VOA: special.2009.06.07

Tell us about a time when you have tried to solve one problem but unexpectedly produced another.

VOA: special.2010.05.25

You will make yourself look foolish. Mr. Mindon tried to rise.

VOA: special.2009.01.31

And I have often tried to remember how you looked.

VOA: special.2009.12.24

"I was raised on a small farm in southern Indiana and Dad tried to teach me and my brothers that you should never try to be better than someone else.

VOA: special.2010.06.10

"What you have got is a president who has tried to do big things that are important to the country,"

VOA: standard.2009.12.15

Jagland firmly disagrees. "If you look at the history of the Nobel Peace Prize, we have on many occasions tried to enhance what many personalities is trying to do,"

VOA: standard.2009.10.09

"I was raised on a small farm in southern Indiana and Dad tried to teach me and my brothers that you should never try to be better than someone else, always learn from others and never cease trying to be the best you could be, that is under your control."

VOA: standard.2010.06.05