do one's utmost

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do one's utmost

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

idiomatic To make the greatest possible effort. Please try to do your utmost to be there on Saturday. It's really important that you are there.
Similar: empty the tank, go all out, pull out all the stops, give one's all

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@misc{do_one_s_utmost_2026,
  title = {do one's utmost},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/do%20one's%20utmost},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}