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make every effort

idiom
Meaning

To do one's utmost


Examples
SIMPLE

I will make every effort to arrive on time.

CONTEXTUAL

The team promised to make every effort to finish the project before the deadline next week.

COMPLEX

Despite the mounting obstacles, the organization continues to make every effort to ensure that all displaced families receive the necessary support.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    call someone every name in the book

    To call someone many abusive names.

  2. 02

    cannot make it

    Cannot reach satisfactory or expected standards or do something competently; describes someone in a hopeless situation.

  3. 03

    doctors make the worst patients

    It is difficult to advise people on subjects that they are experts on.

  4. 04

    enough to make a cat laugh

    Very outlandish or outrageous.

  5. 05

    enough to make the angels weep

    Something so distressing that it causes one to lose hope and faith.

  6. 06

    every bit

    Exactly, to its full degree

  7. 07

    every inch

    Totally, completely.

  8. 08

    every last

    every; without exception (used for emphasis).

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