bend (one's) efforts

bend (one's) efforts

To put forth a great deal of effort toward some goal or end. I've been bending my efforts to find a way out of these legal problems, but, as of now, I'm still going to prison.

See also: bend, effort

bend your ˈmind/ˈefforts to something

(formal) think very hard about or put a lot of effort into one particular thing

See also: bend, effort, mind, something