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do one's damnedest

do one's damnedest verb: to do one's utmost; to make every effort or to try every possible approach or way.

Verb

do one's damnedest (third-person singular simple present does one's damnedest, present participle doing one's damnedest, simple past did one's damnedest, past participle done one's damnedest)

  1. (idiomatic) To do one's utmost; to make every effort or to try every possible approach or way.
    • I think he'll do his damnedest to become CEO one day.

Forms of do one's damnedest

third-person singular presentdoes one's damnedest
present participledoing one's damnedest
pastdid one's damnedest
past participledone one's damnedest

Questions about do one's damnedest

What does do one's damnedest mean?
Do one's damnedest means to do one's utmost; to make every effort or to try every possible approach or way.
What part of speech is do one's damnedest?
Do one's damnedest is a verb.
What is the past tense of do one's damnedest?
The past tense of do one's damnedest is did one's damnedest.

Words near do one's damnedest in the dictionary

  1. do one
  2. do one's best
  3. do one's bit
  4. do one's block
  5. do one's business
  6. do one's damnedest
  7. do one's darnedest
  8. do one's duty
  9. do one's ease
  10. do one's easement
  11. do one's homework

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