make every effort
To do one's utmost
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“I will make every effort to arrive on time.”
“The team promised to make every effort to finish the project before the deadline next week.”
“Despite the mounting obstacles, the organization continues to make every effort to ensure that all displaced families receive the necessary support.”
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absence makes the heart grow fonder
One feels more love or affection for those one loves when parted from them.
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call someone every name in the book
To call someone many abusive names.
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cannot make it
Cannot reach satisfactory or expected standards or do something competently; describes someone in a hopeless situation.
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doctors make the worst patients
It is difficult to advise people on subjects that they are experts on.
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enough to make a cat laugh
Very outlandish or outrageous.
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enough to make the angels weep
Something so distressing that it causes one to lose hope and faith.
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every bit
Exactly, to its full degree
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every inch
Totally, completely.
Last updated August 10, 2026