for the life of one

for the life of (one)

Despite one's best efforts; to any degree. I can't for the life of me remember where I left my keys! For the life of her, she just didn't understand people's obsession with selfies.

for the life of one

Although trying hard, as in I can't for the life of me remember his name. This expression is always used hyperbolically, that is, one's life is not at all endangered. [Late 1700s]

See also: life, of, one

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for show
for some reason (or other)
for somebody's benefit
for somebody's eyes only
for starters
for sure
for that matter
for the ages
for the asking
for the best
for the better
for the birds
for the birds, it's/that's
for the devil of it
for the duration
for the foreseeable future
for the fun of it
for the good of
for the good of (someone or something)
for the heck of it
for the hell of it
for the high jump
for the life of
for the life of (one)
for the life of me
for the life of one
for the long haul
for the love of
for the love of (something)
for the love of God
for the love of Mike
For the love of Mike!
for the love of Mike/Pete/God
for the love of Pete
for the moment
for the most part
for the nonce
for the nth time
for the pot
for the present
for the record
for the rest
for the ride
for the sake of
for the sake of (someone)
for the sake of argument
for the sake of somebody/something
for the short/medium/long term
for the taking
for the time being
for the umpteenth time
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For the Good of the World
for the good of them
for the good of us
for the good of you
for the heck of it
for the hell of it
for the hell of it
for the hell of it
for the hell of it
for the high jump
For the Honor and Glory of God
For the Horde
For the Kids
For the Kids Foundation
For the Kill
For the Ladies
For the Last Time
For the Learning of Mathematics
for the life of
for the life of (one)
for the life of (one)
for the life of (one)
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for the life of (one)
for the life of (one)
for the life of her
for the life of him
For the Life of Me
For the Life of Me
for the life of one
for the life of somebody
for the life of someone
for the life of them
for the life of us
for the life of you
for the long haul
for the long term
for the long-term
For the Lord
For the Lose
For the Loss
for the love of
for the love of
for the love of
for the love of
for the love of
for the love of
for the love of (something)
For the Love of Animals
For the Love of Cats and Kittens
For the Love of Christ
For the Love of God
For the Love of God
For the Love of Kids
For the Love of Mike
For the love of Mike!
for the love of Mike/Pete/God
For the Love of Parrots Refuge Society
for the love of Pete
For the Love of Pixie
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