do one's best

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do one's best (third-person singular simple present does one's best, present participle doing one's best, simple past did one's best, past participle done one's best)

  1. To do as best one can.
    Synonyms: try one's best, do one's utmost, give it one's best shot
    • 1971 [1963 November 22], Lyndon Johnson, “The Beginning”, in The Vantage Point[1], Holt, Reinhart & Winston, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 17:
      This is a sad time for all people. We have suffered a loss that cannot be weighed. For me, it is a deep personal tragedy. I know that the world shares the sorrow that Mrs. Kennedy and her family bear. I will do my best. That is all I can do. I ask for your help — and God's.
    • 2022 November 2, Paul Bigland, “New trains, old trains, and splendid scenery”, in RAIL, number 969, page 58:
      Other stops retain no-frills brick-built shelters, although local community rail groups do their best to improve the ambience with planting, posters and artwork.

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