"do one's utmost" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-do one's utmost.ogg [Australia] Forms: does one's utmost [present, singular, third-person], doing one's utmost [participle, present], did one's utmost [past], done one's utmost [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|do<does,,did,done> one's utmost}} do one's utmost (third-person singular simple present does one's utmost, present participle doing one's utmost, simple past did one's utmost, past participle done one's utmost)
  1. (idiomatic) To make the greatest possible effort. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: empty the tank, go all out, pull out all the stops, give one's all

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