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to go the extra mile
/ɡˌoʊ ðɪ ˈɛkstɹə mˈaɪl/
phrase
to try harder than what is expected
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to go to any length
/ɡˌoʊ tʊ ˌɛni lˈɛŋθ/
phrase
to put an extreme or great amount of effort into achieving or doing something
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to go to the ends of the earth
/ɡˌoʊ tə ðɪ ˈɛndz ʌvðɪ ˈɜːθ/
phrase
to do whatever it takes to do or achieve something, even if it is not easy
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to leave no stone unturned
/lˈiːv nˈoʊ stˈoʊn ʌntˈɜːnd/
phrase
to do everything one can in order to achieve a goal, particularly when it involves finding or looking for something
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to move heaven and earth
/mˈuːv hˈɛvən ænd ˈɜːrθ/
phrase
to try extremely hard and do everything that one is capable of in order to succeed in something
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to pull out all the stops
/pˈʊl ˈaʊt ˈɔːl ðə stˈɑːps/
phrase
to try very hard and do everything that is possible to succeed in something
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to punch above
one's
weight
/pˈʌntʃ əbˌʌv wˈʌnz wˈeɪt/
phrase
to succeed or try to succeed in doing something that often demands more power, ability, money, etc. than one has
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(at) full stretch
/æt fˈʊl stɹˈɛtʃ/
phrase
using all of the available resources, energy, etc.
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to bend / lean over backward
/bˈɛnd lˈiːn ˌoʊvɚ bˈækwɚdz/
phrase
to put in an extreme or great amount of effort to do something
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to bust
one's
ass / butt / hump
/bˈʌst wˈʌnz ˈæs bˈʌt hˈʌmp/
phrase
to try really hard to accomplish something
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to do
one's
best
/dˈuː wˈʌnz bˈɛst/
phrase
to try to do something as well as one is capable of
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to do / try
one's
utmost
/dˈuː tɹˈaɪ wˈʌnz ˈʌtmoʊst/
phrase
to make effort in order to do something in the best way possible
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to give
sth
one's
all
/ɡˈɪv ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ wˈʌnz ˈɔːl/
phrase
to put in as much effort as possible into something one is doing
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to go all out
/ɡˌoʊ ˈɔːl ˈaʊt/
phrase
to use all of one's energy, resources, determination, or strength to do something
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to go out of
one's
way
/ɡˌoʊ ˌaʊɾəv wˈʌnz wˈeɪ/
phrase
to put in more effort than what is expected or required of one in order to do or achieve something
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to put
one's
best foot forward
/pˌʊt wˈʌnz bˈɛst fˈʊt fˈoːɹwɚd/
phrase
to put as much effort as possible into doing something, particularly something difficult
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not
for (the) want of trying
/nˌɑːt fɔːɹ ðə wˈɑːnt ʌv tɹˈaɪɪŋ/
phrase
used to state that even if someone failed to succeed, they tried their best
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to give
sb/sth
one's
best shot
/ɡˈɪv ˌɛsbˈiː slˈæʃ ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ wˈʌnz bˈɛst ʃˈɑːt/
phrase
to make effort to do something in the best possible way
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to go to the wall
/ɡˌoʊ tə ðə wˈɔːl/
phrase
to do everything that one is capable of in order to do or achieve something
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the best bet
/ðə bˈɛst bˈɛt/
phrase
the best or most possible thing or action that can help one achieve success in something
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to bust a gut
/bˈʌst ɐ ɡˈʌt/
phrase
to try one's best to do or achieve something
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