NOT FOR WANT / LACK OF TRYING


Meaning of NOT FOR WANT / LACK OF TRYING in English

used to say that although sb has not succeeded in sth, they have tried very hard :

They haven't won a game yet, but it isn't for want of trying.

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