DO (OR TRY) ONE'S DAMNEDEST

Meaning of DO (OR TRY) ONE'S DAMNEDEST in English

do ( or try) one's damnedest

do (or try) one's utmost.

→ damned

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DAMNEDEST — or damndest noun Date: 1682 utmost , best
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TRY — I. ˈtrī verb ( tried ; tried ; trying ; tries ) Etymology: Middle English trien, from Anglo-French trier, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
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ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
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DO — I. (|)dü, _də or +V _dəw verb ( past first & third singular did (|)did, _dəd ; or nonstandard done …
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DAMNEDEST — noun or damnd·est -mdə̇st ( -s ) Etymology: from superl. of damned : utmost , best — used chiefly in …
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
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DO — do 1 /dooh/ ; unstressed /doo, deuh/ , v. and auxiliary v., pres. sing. 1st pers. do , 2nd do …
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DAMNEDEST — /dam"dist/ , n. Informal. best; utmost: They did their damnedest to finish on time. [ 1820-30; DAMNED + -EST 1 …
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DAMNEDEST — n. utmost, most possible
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DAMNEDEST — adj. out of the ordinary, extraordinary, most amazing
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TRY — I. ˈtrī verb ( tried ; try·ing ) Etymology: Middle English trien, from Anglo-French trier to select, sort, examine, determine, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DO — I. ˈdü verb ( did ˈdid, dəd ; done ˈdən ; do·ing ˈdü-iŋ ; does ˈdəz) Etymology: Middle English don, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DAMNEDEST — or damnd·est ˈdam-dəst Date: 1682 : utmost , best — used chiefly in the phrase do one's damnedest doing my …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TRY — noun a screen, or sieve, for grain. 2. try ·vt refined; select; excellent; choice. 3. try ·noun act of trying; …
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DO — noun deed; act; fear. 2. do ·noun a cheat; a swindle. 3. do ·noun ado; bustle; stir; to do. 4. …
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DAMNEDEST — N. Amer. used to emphasize the surprising nature of something: → damned
Concise Oxford English vocab
TRY — [try] vb tried ; try.ing [ME trien, fr. AF trier, fr. OF, to pick out, sift, prob. fr. LL tritare …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DAMNEDEST — [damned.est] or damnd.est n (1830): utmost, best--used chiefly in the phrase do one's damnedest "doing my ~ to win"
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DAMNEDEST — damnedest BrE AmE ˈdæmd ɪst -əst
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TRY — / traɪ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( tries , try·ing , tried , tried ) 1. to …
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DAMNEDEST — / ˈdæmdɪst; NAmE / noun , adjective ( informal ) • IDIOMS - the damnedest ... - do / try …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TRY — I. try 1 S1 W1 /traɪ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle tried , present participle trying …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
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ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
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DAMNEDEST — damned ‧ est /ˈdæmdəst, ˈdæmdɪst/ BrE AmE adjective spoken not polite 1 . do/try your damnedest to try very hard …
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TRY — v. & n. --v. (-ies, -ied) 1 intr. make an effort with a view to success (often foll. by to …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DO — v. & n. --v. (3rd sing. present does; past did; past part. done) 1 tr. perform, carry out, achieve, complete …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TRY — v. & n. v. (-ies, -ied) 1 intr. make an effort with a view to success (often foll. by to …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
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DO — v. & n. v. (3rd sing. present does; past did; past part. done) 1 tr. perform, carry out, achieve, complete …
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TRY — v. & n. --v. (-ies, -ied) 1. intr. make an effort with a view to success (often foll. by to …
Oxford English vocab
OR — 1.conj. 1. a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
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ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
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DO — 1. v. & n. --v. (3rd sing. present does; past did; past part. done) 1. tr. perform, carry out, achieve, …
Oxford English vocab
DO — I. AUXILIARY VERB USES /də, STRONG du:/ ( does, doing, did, done) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TRY — ( tries, trying, tried) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you …
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OR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use or to link two …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
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DAMNEDEST — If you say that you will do your damnedest to achieve something, you mean that you will try as hard …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DAMNEDEST — If you say that you will do your ~ to achieve something, you mean that you will try as hard …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
TRY — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES hear/try a case (= listen to the evidence before making a judgment ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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DAMNEDEST — adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ "It's the damnedest case I've ever seen," said the sheriff. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TRY — [noun] [C]It's difficult to finish the test in the allotted time, but just have a try and see how much …
Cambridge English vocab
DAMNEDEST — [noun] [U] [informal]I don't know if I'll succeed but I'll do my damnedest (= try very hard).
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TRY — Synonyms and related words : acid test, agonize, aim, annoy, appraise, approach, arbitrate, aspire, assay, attempt, bear hard upon, bid, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
TRY — INDEX: try to do something 1. to try to do something 2. to try very hard to do something 3. …
Longman Activator English vocab
TRY — See ↑ OPEN 1, ↑ TASTE 9, ↑ TRY 1,8 ◆◆◆ • ↑ do/try your best • ↑ give it …
Longman Activator English vocab
TRY — n. 25B6; verb try to help him : ATTEMPT, endeavour, make an effort, exert oneself, strive, do one's best, do …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DAMNEDEST — n. ( colloq. ) utmost to do, try one's ~
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
TRY — v. 1 attempt, endeavour, essay, seek, undertake, venture, strive, struggle, make an effort, try (one's) hand at, Colloq have a …
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