What's the meaning of "try doing" in below context?
SUSAN: Okay, I gotta break the ice here. So you’re in counselling, big deal. You want humiliation? I’ll give you humiliation. I locked myself out of my house stark naked and got caught by Mike.
GABRIELLE: Oh my god, when did this happen?
SUSAN: Today. Right before the party.
MIKE: What can I say? Right place, right time.
(Everyone laughs, relieved to enjoy the story..)
LYNETTE: I think I can top that. Try getting thrown out of Disneyland for lewd behaviour.
What's the meaning of "trying getting out of..."here?
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Cassie,
They are talking about humiliation. Lynette decides to mention the time when she was humiliated at Disneyland because they "threw her out" of the park for lewd (inappropriate sexual) behavior.
She suggests that they try getting thrown out of Disneyland for lewd behavior if they want to experience humiliation.
to try to do something........do something in order to find out what happens, or to find out whether something is good, bad, or useful, etc.
Try stirring the sauce to remove the lumps.
I want to try playing hockey this winter.
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Look at it this way:
"I think I can top that. Try..." the word "try" means "compare your experience to this."
This is not an attempt or a suggestion. This is something Lynette has already done.
We have an expression, "try this on for size". Then we tell the person about an amazing experience, to compare with what they've just told us.
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YNETTE: I think I can top that. Try getting thrown out of Disneyland for lewd behaviour
It''s a example of sarcastic conversation, She says that she can try " to force someone in disneyland to throw herself out " if she behaves in lewd way. (S &C )
if you go in hospital and scream, you are risking yourself to get thrown out of hospital :)
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“Try” means you are attempting to do something or making an effort at something. If someone tries to “get kicked out of …”, they are probably provoking someone in an effort to make them mad or upset to the point where the person that is trying to get kicked out is indeed asked to leave.
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