for the life of me



for the life of me

at all; even one little bit. (Used with a negative.) For the life of me, I can't figure this out. I can't for the life of me climb up a mountain.
See also: life, of

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Mellony-English (Rare)
Hrodpreht-Ancient Germanic
Lang[læŋ]
Jelani-Eastern African, Swahili
Keturahki-TOOR-ə (English), kee-TYOOR-ə (English)Biblical
Antimanan-tee-MAWNNative American, Mapuche