NOT FOR (THE) WANT OF DOING STH


Meaning of NOT FOR (THE) WANT OF DOING STH in English

used to say that if sth is not successful, it is not because of a lack of effort :

If he doesn't manage to convince them, it won't be for want of trying (= he has tried hard) .

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