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
Tore (1)-Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Tal'at-Arabic
Evelia-Spanish
GilbertGIL-bərt (English), zheel-BER (French), KHIL-bərt (Dutch), GIL-bert (German)English, French, Dutch, German, Ancient Germanic
ErynER-inEnglish (Modern)
RosyROZ-eeEnglish