not for the life of me

no matter how hard you try I knew I had met her before, only I couldn't for the life of me remember where or when.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
GyÖRgyi	DYUUR-dyee	Hungarian
Chetan	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Kannada
Aintzane	-	Basque
Tel	TEL	English (British)
Hernando	er-NAHN-do	Spanish
Sanchez	['sa:ntʃəs]