Idiom
give it one's best shot
Meaning
To make one's best effort or attempt; to try as hard as possible.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I am not sure I can win, but I will give it my best shot.”
“The exam looks very difficult, but I have studied hard and will give it my best shot tomorrow.”
“Although the odds of success were slim, she decided to give it her best shot and poured every ounce of her energy into the project.”
Examples
simple
“I am not sure I can win, but I will give it my best shot.”
contextual
“The exam looks very difficult, but I have studied hard and will give it my best shot tomorrow.”
complex
“Although the odds of success were slim, she decided to give it her best shot and poured every ounce of her energy into the project.”
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