darndest
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9.1
- adjective
- /ˈdɑrn.dɪst/
- Informal
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lo máximo
- So I made a pledge to him that I would do my darndest to sell this to a museum.
- do their darndest
I'm just going in to do my best, my darndest.
- I'm just going in to do my best, my darndest.
- So I made a pledge to him that I would do my darndest to sell this to a museum.
Examples
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Betsie was, again, locked up, this time in her big red wagon, peering up at us from behind her straggly bangs, eating a box of raisins and doing her darndest to reach the bucket of crayons.
Blog text (19) -
So I did my darndest to set him up perfectly for each and every fence.
Fiction book (2001) -
Maybe not, but you are doing your darndest to do it.
Blog text (32) -
These people are doing their darndest to try and divide the support of PBO.
Blog text (3) -
OK, so now you guys have to do your darndest through the fog to point at SFU Burnaby.
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"You're doing your darndest, but it hasn't reached the point where I see anything too difficult to overcome."
Fiction book (1997) -
Stan does his darndest to beat Fed, and puts in more effort when they play than when Stan plays another top player.
Blog text (10) -
Microsoft's been trying their darndest to make their Edge browser happen, an uphill battle given Internet Explorer's reputation among consumers.
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I'm just sayin' there are a lot of dads who try their darndest to get into things that make their little girls happy, but just can't, so they fake it to make the lil girl smile.
Blog text (4) -
You are doing your darndest to finish the project on time, and it shows!
Synonyms
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9.1
A very strong effort that someone makes to do something
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8.6
A great effort to try as hard as possible
To try very hard to do something
How Much Effort
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Darndest comes from darn, a milder form of damn that people use to add force. Adding '-est' makes it the strongest form, so to do your darndest is to try with your greatest effort.