A for effort

A verbal acknowledgement of appreciation for attempting a task, even if it did not produce a successful result. You forgot to sand the wood before you painted it, but I'll give you an A for effort since you tried to help.

* A for effort

Fig. acknowledgement for having tried to do something, even if it was not successful. (*Typically: get ~; give someone ~.) The plan didn't work, but I'll give you an A for effort for trying.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Jaylen	JAY-lən (American), JAY-lin (English)	African American (Modern), English (Modern)
Carbry	KAHR-bree	Irish, Scottish
Jeffry	['dʒefri]
Imma	-	Italian, Catalan
Thanasis	-	Greek
Bethney	-	English (Rare)