TRYING ONE'S BEST

Meaning of TRYING ONE'S BEST in English

Ironic--to not try at all. Example: When Jessica told me to pick up my trash, I simply kicked it out of sight and replied, Oops. Tried my best.

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TRYING — adjective Date: 1718 severely straining the powers of endurance , ~ly adverb
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BEST — I. ˈbest adjective, superlative of good Etymology: Middle English, adjective & adverb, from Old English betst; akin to Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TRYING — adjective Etymology: from present participle of try (I) : causing severe hardship, annoyance, or irritation : severely straining the powers …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TRYING — (a.) Adapted to try, or put to severe trial; severe; afflictive; as, a trying occasion or position.
Английский словарь Webster
TRYING — (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Try
Английский словарь Webster
TRYING — ( p. pr. & vb. n. ) of Try
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TRYING — ( a. ) Adapted to try, or put to severe trial; severe; afflictive; as, a trying occasion or position.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TRYING — — tryingly , adv. — tryingness , n. /truy"ing/ , adj. extremely annoying, difficult, or the like; straining one's patience …
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 …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BEST — /best/ , adj., superl. of good with better as compar. 1. of the highest quality, excellence, or standing: the best …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TRYING — n. attempting; testing, experimenting; examination, determination of guilt or innocence, putting on trial (Law); subjecting to strain; act of separating …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TRYING — adj. difficult to endure; annoying
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
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
BEST — I. ˈbest adjective, superlative of good Etymology: Middle English, from Old English betst; akin to Old English bōt remedy — …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TRYING — Date: 1718 : severely straining the powers of endurance a trying experience • try·ing·ly adverb
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TRYING — p.pr. & ·vb.n. of try. 2. trying ·adj adapted to try, or put to severe trial; severe; afflictive; as, a …
Webster English vocab
BEST — vt to get the better of. 2. best ·adj most; largest; as, the best part of a week. 3. best …
Webster English vocab
TRYING — ■ adjective difficult or annoying; hard to endure: it had been a very ~ day. Derivatives ~ly adverb
Concise Oxford English vocab
BEST — [best] adj, superlative of good [ME, fr. OE betst; akin to OE bot remedy--more at better] (bef. 12c) 1: excelling …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TRYING — trying BrE AmE ˈtraɪ ɪŋ ▷ trying|ly li ▷ trying|ness nəs nɪs —As a close-knit expression, trying to has casual …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TRYING — / ˈtraɪɪŋ; NAmE / adjective annoying or difficult to deal with : These are trying times for all of us.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BEST — / best; NAmE / adjective , adverb , noun , verb ■ adjective (superlative of good ) 1. of the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TRYING — try ‧ ing /ˈtraɪ-ɪŋ/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ trying , ↑ untried ; verb : …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BEST — I. best 1 S1 W1 /best/ BrE AmE adjective [superlative of good] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: betst ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BEST — adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. (superl. of GOOD) of the most excellent or outstanding or desirable kind (my best …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BEST — adj., adv., n., & v. adj. (superl. of GOOD) of the most excellent or outstanding or desirable kind (my best …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
BEST — adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. (superl. of GOOD) of the most excellent or outstanding or desirable kind (my best …
Oxford English vocab
TRYING — If you describe something or someone as trying , you mean that they are difficult to deal with and make …
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 …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BEST — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Best is the superlative of good …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TRYING — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES who were...trying to kid ▪ We thought we could change the world. Just who were …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BEST — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES at best...at worst ▪ Choosing the right software can be time-consuming at best and …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TRYING — [adjective]Most people find him very trying, he just won't stop chatting.Julie's had a very trying time lately with her husband …
Cambridge English vocab
BEST — (EXCELLENT) [noun] [U] - the most excellent in a group of things or peopleMy tastes are simple - I only …
Cambridge English vocab
BEST — See: AS BEST ONE CAN, AT BEST, FOR THE BEST, GET THE BETTER OF or GET THE BEST OF, HAD …
Slang English vocab
TRYING — adj. Trying is used with these nouns: ↑ circumstance
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
BEST — INDEX: 1. better than all others 2. the best people or things in a group 3. the best part of …
Longman Activator English vocab
BEST — See ↑ BEST 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ All the best/Best wishes/With best wishes • ↑ as best you can • …
Longman Activator English vocab
TRYING — n. 25B6; adjective a trying day : STRESSFUL, taxing, demanding, difficult, tough, hard, pressured, frustrating, fraught; arduous, gruelling, tiring, exhausting; …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BEST — n. 25B6; adjective the best hotel in Paris : FINEST, greatest, top, foremost, leading, pre-eminent, premier, prime, first, chief, principal, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
TRYING — adj. irritating, exasperating, frustrating, annoying, irksome, infuriating, maddening, bothersome, tiresome, vexing, troublesome, worrying, worrisome, distressing, disquieting, upsetting, dispiriting, taxing, demanding, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
BEST — adj. 1 superlative, unexcelled, finest, pre-eminent, first, superb, unsurpassed, superior, excellent, paramount, first-rate, Colloq A-1, A-one Henry VIII was the …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
BEST — See: AS BEST ONE CAN, AT BEST, FOR THE BEST, GET THE BETTER OF or GET THE BEST OF, HAD …
Словарь английских идиом
ONE — pronoun 1 BAD : Fluency in English is one of the best qualifications you can have. GOOD : Fluency in …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
BEST — I noun BAD : We all made our best to see that they enjoyed themselves. GOOD : We all did …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
TRYING — прил. 1) трудный, тяжелый; мучительный, тяжкий a trying situation ≈ трудное положение Syn : difficult, arduous, hard 2) раздражающий, докучливый; …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BEST — самое лучшее, высшая степень (чего-л) выходное платье - Sunday * праздничное платье лучшие люди; наиболее квалифицированные, знающие работники - he …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TRYING — a 1. 1> утомительный, трудный trying journey - утомительное путешествие trying day - тяжёлый день work that is trying to …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BEST — best.ogg 1. best n 1. самое лучшее, высшая степень ( чего-л. ) 2. выходное платье Sunday best - праздничное /лучшее/ …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TRYING — trying прил.1) трудный, тяжелый; мучительный, тяжкий a trying situation — трудное положение Syn:difficult, arduous, hard 2) раздражающий, докучливый; трудно выносимый …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
ONE — one числ. колич.1) один (число 1) one book — одна книга one million — один миллион one half — половина …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
TRYING — a 1. 1> утомительный, трудный trying journey - утомительное путешествие trying day - тяжёлый день work that is trying to …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BEST — 1. best n 1. самое лучшее, высшая степень ( чего-л. ) 2. выходное платье Sunday best - праздничное /лучшее/ платье …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь

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