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try as I may

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try as I may and try as I might
Cliché a phrase that introduces an expression of regret or failure. Bill: Try as I may, I cannot get this thing put together right. Andy: Did you read the instructions? Rachel: Wow! This place is a mess! Mother: Try as I might, I can't get Andrew to clean up after himself.
See also: may, try


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Well, maybe my arithmetic is not that good but, try as I may, I cannot work out how he can arrive at such a figure.
NAME the artist and song and you could win a prize: It's amazing how you can speak right to my heart Without saying a word you can light up the dark Try as I may I can never explain What I hear when you don't say a thing The smile on your face lets me know that you need me There's a truth in your eyes saying you'll never leave me Entries to Rick Fulton, Daily Record, One Central Quay, Glasgow G3 8DA.
Try as I may,I cannot find any reasonable justification for this extravagance on the part of the EU, an organisation which has no standing army,no responsibility for declaring war and peace,and whose citizens' rights abroad are already the responsibilty of member states, who also have established trade missions world wide.
 
 
 
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