do one's best

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do one's best

verb does one's best · doing one's best · did one's best · done one's best

  1. idiomatic To do as best one can. The engine was a diesel, No. D207, with a crew obviously out to do their best.

    Similar: try one's best, do one's utmost, give it one's best shot

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verb to attempt as effectively as one is able

Deutschsein Bestes geben
Ελληνικάβάζω τα δυνατά μου vázo ta dynatá mou

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@misc{do_one_s_best_2026,
  title = {do one's best},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/do%20one's%20best},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}