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the world > action or operation > manner of action > effort or exertion > exert oneself or make an effort [verb (intransitive)] > do one's utmost (14)
to do (also lay) one's mightc1175

to do (also lay) one's might: to do one's utmost. Obsolete.

to do, make one's wisec1290

to do, make one's wise: to do what one can. in wise of: after the fashion of; in respect of. in wise that: in such a manner that, so that.

to do (also make) one's powerc1390

to do (also make) one's power: to do one's best. Obsolete.

to hold (also keep) foot withc1438

to hold (also keep) foot with: to maintain the same speed of walking or running as; to keep up with (literal and figurative). Cf. to keep (also †hold)

to do one's force?c1450

to make great force: to exert oneself. to do one's force: to do one's utmost. Obsolete.

to do or die1487

to do or die: to perform deeds or perish; to give one's all. Frequently expressing a determination not to compromise or be deterred. Cf. do-or-die

to do one's endeavour(sc1500

to do one's endeavour(s: to exert oneself to the uttermost; to do all one can (in a cause or to an end). archaic.

to do the best of one's power1523

to do the best of one's power: to do the best one can do, or as much as one is able. Cf. to the best of one's power at power, n.1 phrases 8. Obsolete.

to do (also try) one's best1585

Usually with possessive: effort which surpasses all others in commitment or dedication, or reaches the highest level of which one is capable; the…

to do one's possible1792

to do one's possible: to do what is possible for one to do, to do one's utmost. Now rare.

to pull out all the stops1927

figurative or transferred. Now chiefly with reference to the organ; in the earlier quots. apparently sometimes vaguely used for ‘note’, ‘key’…

to bust (also break) one's balls1968

slang (originally U.S.). to bust (also break) one's balls: to exert oneself to the utmost; to work very hard. Cf. to bust (also break) one's chops at…

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