Everybody makes mistakes or experiences failures, so don't worry too much about it. A: "I really screwed up in work today, and I feel awful about it." B: "Hey, it happens to the best of us. I'm sure everything will be fine." A: "I got so nervous during the presentation that I forgot nearly half the material." B: "Ah, it's not the end of the world. Happens to the best of us!"
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Used when someone's mistakes or flaws are acknowledged, as a reminder that everyone makes mistakes and has flaws.
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The saying you use when something bad, or unlucky happens.
Jim- dude I just dropped my penny.
Bob-
it happens to the best of us.
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Felix- my grandma died..
Hunter- it happens to the best of us.
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synonyms for do one's best
- aspire
- bid for
- strive
- take pains
- undertake
- address
- aim
- apply
- assay
- buck
- determine
- dig
- essay
- grind
- hassle
- hump
- hustle
- intend
- labor
- offer
- plug
- purpose
- push
- risk
- scratch
- seek
- strain
- struggle
- sweat
- try
- venture
- drive at
- go for
- go for broke
- hammer away
- have a crack
- have a shot at
- have a swing at
- make a run at
- make an effort
- peg away
- pour it on
- take on
- aim
- endeavor
- go all out
- seek
- tackle
- assay
- attempt
- compete
- contend
- drive
- essay
- fight
- hassle
- jockey
- labor
- moil
- offer
- push
- scramble
- strain
- struggle
- sweat
- toil
- tug
- work
- bear down
- bend over backward
- break one's neck
- do one's utmost
- go after
- go for broke
- go for the jugular
- go the limit
- knock oneself out
- leave no stone unturned
- make every effort
- shoot for
- take on
- try hard
- attempt
- drive for
- give a go
- give a whirl
- go after
- go all out
- go for
- have a crack
- have a go
- have a rip
- have a shot
- have a stab
- have a whack
- make an attempt
- make an effort
- make a pass at
- make a stab
- risk
- shoot for
- tackle
- undertake
- vie for
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- aim
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- compete
- contend
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- endeavor
- essay
- labor
- propose
- risk
- speculate
- strive
- tackle
- undertake
- venture
- wrangle
- bear down
- chip away at
- drive for
- exert oneself
- go after
- go all out
- go for
- have a crack
- have a go
- have a shot
- have a stab
- have a whack
- knock oneself out
- lift a finger
- make a bid
- make an attempt
- make an effort
- make a pass at
- put oneself out
- shoot for
- vie for
- neglect
- agree
- discourage
- dissuade
- idle
- laze
- make peace
- relax
- repress
- rest
- surrender
- yield
- forget
- skip
- idle
- laze
- rest
- surrender
- abstain
- agree
- forget
- give in
- give up
- ignore
- neglect
- delight
- please
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How to use do one's best in a sentence
If Mac had been alone he would have made the post by sundown, for the Mounted Police rode picked horses, the best money could buy.
RAW GOLDBERTRAND W. SINCLAIR
And remember it is by our hypothesis the best possible form and arrangement of that lesson.
THE SALVAGING OF CIVILISATIONH. G. (HERBERT GEORGE) WELLS
At first startled, her second thought was that this would be the best possible thing which could happen.
RAMONAHELEN HUNT JACKSON
Yet, Monsieur Arden, I have discovered some of the best treasures the house contained, and they are at present in this room.
CHECKMATEJOSEPH SHERIDAN LE FANU
SYNONYM OF THE DAY
OCTOBER 26, 1985
WORDS RELATED TO DO ONE'S BEST
- address
- aim
- apply
- aspire
- assay
- bid for
- buck
- determine
- dig
- do one's best
- drive at
- essay
- go for
- go for broke
- grind
- hammer away
- hassle
- have a crack
- have a shot at
- have a swing at
- hump
- hustle
- intend
- labor
- make a run at
- make an effort
- offer
- peg away
- plug
- pour it on
- purpose
- push
- risk
- scratch
- seek
- strain
- strive
- struggle
- sweat
- take on
- take pains
- try
- undertake
- venture
- addressed
- aimed
- applied
- aspired
- assayed
- bade for
- bucked
- determined
- did one's best
- drove at
- dug
- essayed
- ground
- had a crack
- had a shot at
- had a swing at
- hammered away
- hassled
- humped
- hustled
- intended
- labored
- made a run at
- made an effort
- offered
- pegged away
- plugged
- poured it on
- purposed
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- scratched
- sought
- strained
- strove
- struggled
- sweated
- took on
- took pains
- tried
- undertook
- ventured
- went for
- went for broke
- addresses
- aims
- applies
- aspires
- assays
- bids for
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- determines
- digs
- does one's best
- drives at
- essays
- goes for
- goes for breaks
- grinds
- hammers away
- has a crack
- has a shot at
- has a swing at
- hassles
- humps
- hustles
- intends
- labors
- makes a run at
- makes an effort
- offers
- pegs away
- plugs
- pours it on
- purposes
- pushes
- risks
- scratches
- seeks
- strains
- strives
- struggles
- sweats
- takes on
- takes pains
- tries
- undertakes
- ventures
- aim
- assay
- attempt
- bear down
- bend over backward
- break one's neck
- compete
- contend
- do one's best
- do one's utmost
- drive
- endeavor
- essay
- fight
- go after
- go all out
- go for broke
- go for the jugular
- go the limit
- hassle
- jockey
- knock oneself out
- labor
- leave no stone unturned
- make every effort
- moil
- offer
- push
- scramble
- seek
- shoot for
- strain
- struggle
- sweat
- tackle
- take on
- toil
- try hard
- tug
- work
- aim
- assay
- attempt
- bear down
- bend over backward
- break one's neck
- compete
- contend
- do one's best
- do one's utmost
- drive
- endeavor
- essay
- fight
- go after
- go all out
- go for broke
- go for the jugular
- go the limit
- hassle
- jockey
- knock oneself out
- labor
- leave no stone unturned
- make every effort
- moil
- offer
- push
- scramble
- seek
- shoot for
- strain
- struggle
- sweat
- tackle
- take on
- toil
- try hard
- tug
- work
- aimed
- assayed
- attempted
- bent over backward
- born down
- broken one's neck
- competed
- contended
- done one's best
- done one's utmost
- driven
- endeavored
- essayed
- fought
- gone after
- gone all out
- gone for broken
- gone for the jugular
- gone the limit
- hassled
- jockeyed
- knocked oneself out
- labored
- left no stone unturned
- made every effort
- moiled
- offered
- pushed
- scrambled
- shot for
- sought
- strained
- struggled
- sweated
- tackled
- taken on
- toiled
- tried hard
- tugged
- worked
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.