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
Setareh-Persian
Mohana-Hinduism
Irakliy-Russian
Charles[tʃɑ:lz]
Garnet (2)-English
WilfredWIL-frədEnglish