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Lord knows I've tried
Lord knows I've tried.
Fig. I certainly have tried very hard. Alice: Why don't you get Bill to fix this fence? Mary: Lord knows I've tried. I must have asked him a dozen times—this year alone. Sue: I can't seem to get to class on time. Rachel: That's just awful. Sue: Lord knows I've tried. I just can't do it.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Otso | | OT-so | Finnish |
| Xenokrates | | - | Ancient Greek |
| Tercero | | ter-THE-ro (Spanish), ter-SE-ro (Latin American Spanish) | Spanish |
| Antigonus | | an-TIG-ə-nəs (English) | Ancient Greek (Latinized) |
| Bodil | | - | Swedish, Norwegian, Danish |
| Dai | | - | Welsh |