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college try

noun as in all-out effort

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Example Sentences

"Your dad said to give it the old college try," Bud reported.

Men like to see their officers competing and "giving it a good college try" no matter how inept, or clumsy they may be.

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On this page you'll find 6 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to college try, such as: best effort, energetic effort, good effort, old college try, and valiant effort.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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