do your best

This page is about the collocation do your best

collocation pattern: verb + noun

Meaning

do all you can to succeed

For example

  • We did our best to win, but the other team played really well.

  • I don't care if she passes or fails, as long as she does her best.

Quick Quiz

If you do your best to win a race, you

a. try as hard as you can

b. try harder than everyone else

c. try harder than you did before
a) try as hard as you can b) try harder than everyone else c) try harder than you did before

Contributor: Matt Errey