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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Peggy	PEG-ee	English
Kjetil	-	Norwegian
Joachim	zho-a-KEEM (French), YO-ah-khim (German), yo-AH-khim (German), yaw-AH-kheem (Polish), JO-ə-kim (English)	French, German, Polish, Judeo-Christian Legend
Brian	[braiən]
Janine	zha-NEEN (French), jə-NEEN (English)	French, English, Dutch, German
Steinar	-	Norwegian