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DO ONE'S BEST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does do one's best mean? 

DO ONE'S BEST (verb)
  The verb DO ONE'S BEST has 1 sense:

1. perform a task as well as possibleplay

  Familiarity information: DO ONE'S BEST used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DO ONE'S BEST (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Perform a task as well as possible

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

do one's best; give full measure; give one's best; go all out

Context example:

The cast gives full measure every night

Hypernyms (to "do one's best" is one way to...):

do; perform (get (something) done)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s


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