do (one's) damnedest



do (one's) damnedest

To try one's hardest (to do something). Traffic out here is terrible, but we'll do our damnedest to get there on time. I'm doing my damnedest to get an A in this class, even though I'm terrible at math.
See also: damnedest

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Chukwuemeka-Western African, Igbo
Kunigundekoo-nee-GUWN-dəGerman
HaleyHAY-leeEnglish (Modern)
Wulf-German
Moran-Hebrew
Katrionakə-TREE-nə, kat-ree-O-nəEnglish (Rare)