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.
See also: know, lord, tried

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
OtsoOT-soFinnish
Xenokrates-Ancient Greek
Terceroter-THE-ro (Spanish), ter-SE-ro (Latin American Spanish)Spanish
Antigonusan-TIG-ə-nəs (English)Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Bodil-Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Dai-Welsh