Definition
To do one's utmost
In Context
- "The DA has made every effort to complicate me in the scandal."
- "Such contrivances are of the greatest beauty, for they unite all that could be desired, nay, all that appeared wholly ununitable; they complicate, and yet carry the solution in themselves; they produce restlessness, and yet lead to repose; they succeed in reaching the goal, while appearing to be making every effort to keep from it."
- "Passers and would-be passers make every effort to be convincing in their chosen gender role […]"
- "When there is a known allergenic food factor every effort should be made either to eliminate exposure to it, or, preferably, to deallergize the patient by means of a Propeptan diet."
- "[…] to live as normally as possible while making every effort to learn to live the hurtless, kindly and unselfish life […]"