Synonyms for give the old college try
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : trahy |
| Phonetic Transcription : traɪ |
Top 10 synonyms for give the old college try Other synonyms for the word give the old college try
- bend over backwards
- break one's back
- break one's neck
- exert oneself
- give it one's best shot
- give the old college try
- go all out
- grind
- hassle
- have one's nose to grindstone
- hustle
- make every effort
- offer
- plug
- plug away
- scratch
- slave
- strain
- sweat
- take a crack
- take a stab
- take on
- try one's hardest
- undertake
- work like a dog
Définition of give the old college try
Origin :- c.1300, "examine judiciously, sit in judgment of," from Anglo-French trier (late 13c.), from Old French trier "to pick out, cull" (12c.), from Gallo-Romance *triare, of unknown origin. The ground sense is "separate out (the good) by examination." Meaning "to test" is first recorded mid-14c.; that of "attempt to do" is from early 14c. Sense of "to subject to some strain" (of patience, endurance, etc.) is recorded from 1530s. Trying "distressing" is first attested 1718. To try (something) on for size in the figurative sense is recorded from 1956.
- As in struggle : verb labor, work
Antonyms for give the old college try
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