do (one's) darndest

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do (one's) darndest

To put forth the utmost amount of energy or effort toward some task or goal. A more polite version of "do one's damndest." Money is a little tight at the moment, but I'll do my darndest to be there for your wedding.

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Nonetheless, it is the obligation of all UN Member States which signed on to the SDG Compact in 2015 to do their darndest best to work for the attainment of the SDG goals and targets at the national and global levels.

Achieving SDG targets in wicked times

I'm so glad you're enjoying it, and our editors do their darndest to keep things interesting and up-to-date.

Detective special refurbish

"A lot of runners are very goal-oriented, so if they see a posture and they see this is what the ideal looks like, they will do their darndest to just get there.

Listening to your body; Yoga classes geared toward runners

Woe betide the inevitable day soon that the Conservatives will be voted back into power and they do their darndest to bring fox hunting back to its full "glory".

Article on hunt was disgusting

"I'm hoping it would communicate to them that, one, we would expect them to do their darndest to ensure that Inuit are employed and developed."

Verification key to program credibility

It's based around the corruption which is an established part of that world and the cast do their darndest to raise the film out of the doldrums.

Film: Liz Hurley has no comic talent, can't deliver straight lines and is mind-numbingly bad. She can't act; If you've seen any of the Alien films you've already seen Pitch Black