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do one's damnedest

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.22 in modern English

Syllables
do one's -damnedest
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To do one's utmost; to make every effort or to try every possible approach or way.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

does one's damnedest (present, singular) doing one's damnedest (participle, present) did one's damnedest (past) done one's damnedest (participle, past)

Phrases

do one's darnedest

Frequently Paired Words

do one's darnedest

Questions

What does do one's damnedest mean?
To do one's utmost; to make every effort or to try every possible approach or way.

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