do one's best

do one's best
(do one's best (тж. do one's level best, do one's utmost, do the best in one's power, do the best one can; груб. do one's damnedest или darnedest))
сделать всё возможное, приложить все усилия, всячески стараться, усердствовать; ≈ из кожи лезть вон [do one's level best первонач. амер.]; см. тж. give of one's best

When I got upstairs I looked out of the window and saw Tom doing his level best with the lightning-rod, but he couldn't come it... (M. Twain, ‘Huckleberry Finn’, ch. XXXVI) — Придя к себе наверх, я выглянул в окно и увидел, что Том пытается влезть по громоотводу. Он старается изо всех сил, но это ему никак не удается...

He was sick with fear, but he did his best to smile. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Of Human Bondage’, ch. 71) — Филипа мутило от страха, но он силился улыбнуться.

And I'm going to do my damnedest to get you out of this. (Th. Dreiser, ‘An American Tragedy’, book III, ch. XIV) — И, черт возьми, я сделаю все, что только в моих силах, чтобы выпутать вас из этой истории.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • at one's best — {prep. phr.} In best form; displaying one s best qualities. * /Tim is at his best when he has had a long swim before a ballgame./ * /Jane rested before the important meeting because she wanted to be at her best./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • at one's best — {prep. phr.} In best form; displaying one s best qualities. * /Tim is at his best when he has had a long swim before a ballgame./ * /Jane rested before the important meeting because she wanted to be at her best./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • at\ one's\ best — prep. phr. In best form; displaying one s best qualities. Tim is at his best when he has had a long swim before a ballgame. Jane rested before the important meeting because she wanted to be at her best …   Словарь американских идиом

  • do one's best — do something as well as one can; perform as well as possible; give one s best …   English contemporary dictionary

  • do one's best — index attempt, endeavor, strive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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