DO / TRY YOUR DAMNEDEST (TO DO STH)

Meaning of DO / TRY YOUR DAMNEDEST (TO DO STH) in English

to try as hard as you can (to do sth) :

She did her damnedest to get it done on time.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

DO
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DO — I. (|)dü, _də or +V _dəw verb ( past first & third singular did (|)did, _dəd ; or nonstandard done …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DO — do 1 /dooh/ ; unstressed /doo, deuh/ , v. and auxiliary v., pres. sing. 1st pers. do , 2nd do …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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
DO — noun deed; act; fear. 2. do ·noun a cheat; a swindle. 3. do ·noun ado; bustle; stir; to do. 4. …
Webster English vocab
DO
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DO
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DO — v. & n. --v. (3rd sing. present does; past did; past part. done) 1 tr. perform, carry out, achieve, complete …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DO — v. & n. v. (3rd sing. present does; past did; past part. done) 1 tr. perform, carry out, achieve, complete …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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
DO — verb 1 DO · HAVE · MAKE · TAKE Many phrases begin with a very common very such as do, …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
DO — I (полная форма); (редуцированные формы) 1. гл.; прош. вр. - did, прич. прош. вр. - done 1) делать, выполнять, осуществлять …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DO — do.ogg _I 1. du: n ( pl dos, do's du:z ) 1. разг. обман, мошенничество, надувательство; «розыгрыш» nothing but a …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DO — _I 1. du: n ( pl dos, do's du:z ) 1. разг. обман, мошенничество, надувательство; «розыгрыш» nothing but a do …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
DO — I du: (полная форма); du , də , d (редуцированные формы) 1. гл. ; прош. вр. - did , прич. …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
DO — I [¬ѓ] (полная форма); [¬Ќ], [¬†], [¬] (редуцированные формы) do.wav 1. гл.; прош. вр. - did, прич. прош. вр. - done 1) а) …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
DO — _I du: (полная форма); du , dʌ , d (редуцированные формы) 1. _v. (did - done) 1> делать, выполнять; to …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
DO — do n 1. infml He goes only to a few of the main do's just to put in an appearance …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
DO — I (полная форма); (редуцированные формы) 1. гл.; прош. вр. - did, прич. прош. вр. - done 1) делать, выполнять, осуществлять …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
YOUR
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DAMNEDEST — or damndest noun Date: 1682 utmost , best
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
YOUR — I. Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēower (used as gen. of gē you); akin to Old High German iuwēr …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TRY — I. ˈtrī verb ( tried ; tried ; trying ; tries ) Etymology: Middle English trien, from Anglo-French trier, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STH — abbreviation somatotropic hormone
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STH — abbreviation south
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DAMNEDEST — noun or damnd·est -mdə̇st ( -s ) Etymology: from superl. of damned : utmost , best — used chiefly in …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
YOUR — /yoor, yawr, yohr/ ; unstressed /yeuhr/ , pron. 1. (a form of the possessive case of you used as an …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TRY
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DAMNEDEST — /dam"dist/ , n. Informal. best; utmost: They did their damnedest to finish on time. [ 1820-30; DAMNED + -EST 1 …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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
YOUR — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēower; akin to Old English ēow you — more at you Date: before …
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; …
Webster English vocab
DAMNEDEST — N. Amer. used to emphasize the surprising nature of something: → damned
Concise Oxford English vocab
STH — ■ abbreviation south.
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"
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DAMNEDEST — damnedest BrE AmE ˈdæmd ɪst -əst
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
YOUR — / jɔː(r); NAmE jʊr weak form jə(r)/ determiner (the possessive form of you ) 1. of or belonging to the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TRY — / traɪ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( tries , try·ing , tried , tried ) 1. to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DAMNEDEST — / ˈdæmdɪst; NAmE / noun , adjective ( informal ) • IDIOMS - the damnedest ... - do / try …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
YOUR — your S1 W1 /jə; strong jɔː $ jər strong jɔːr/ BrE AmE determiner [possessive form of ‘you’] [ Language: Old …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TRY — I. try 1 S1 W1 /traɪ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle tried , present participle trying …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DAMNEDEST — damned ‧ est /ˈdæmdəst, ˈdæmdɪst/ BrE AmE adjective spoken not polite 1 . do/try your damnedest to try very hard …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TRY — v. & n. --v. (-ies, -ied) 1 intr. make an effort with a view to success (often foll. by to …
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
TRY — v. & n. --v. (-ies, -ied) 1. intr. make an effort with a view to success (often foll. by to …
Oxford English vocab
YOUR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Your' is the second person possessive …
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 …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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
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
YOUR — [determiner]Your means of or belonging to people generally.Garlic is good for your blood.Of course you want the best for your …
Cambridge English vocab
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).
Cambridge English vocab
TRY — Synonyms and related words : acid test, agonize, aim, annoy, appraise, approach, arbitrate, aspire, assay, attempt, bear hard upon, bid, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
TRY
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

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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