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in your element self-abasing boil the ocean leg-pull bite off have/take a pop at lean on sb can/could I interest you in something openness hang tough shrink from bring something to bear send a message heroic pressurize shut (or bolt) the stable door after the horse has bolted work on work up to stretch in tow adverse work homeland Tote pleasure preach soldier on pound away at sth/sb go for overextend self-satisfied introduce tip change go about one's work self–image go-to show make (all) the running give it one's best shot bust one's ass bend/lean over backwards go to great pains pains overextend oneself apostatize give up terror misdo ball and chain take (great) pains try one's hand con make it a rule to do something be at pains to do something rush into (doing) sth shift do one's damnedest be at pains make a mental note keep puzzle bring out the best in the full monty cherry-pick grab at/for inefficient championship sponsor tooth star patronize peak entry aristocracy moderation in 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cheap unfaithful sign up dutiful trouble slack practise knee fiddle tinker get down to (something) contain make time for (someone) function give (something) a whirl carat thrown threw throw tender cold-call gratify mistake imprint cajole dive a kick up the arse/backside muster sth up dust down ingratiate with the best will in the world suicidal soft/easy option cavalier lie down on the job rush around squint immolate lean on whatever DNR try one's best/hardest levirate bother dob freely falter ply one's trade shave rush into sth just/only doing one's job cast/spread one's net wide quietism all things to all people devil first water better record-breaking self-restraint prostitute oneself nine rat top end the real McCoy lion leading lead the field champagne be your best bet monies ringer topping money nose oblige feather one's (own) nest optimism come out on top/come out tops on top the big enchilada in a class by your/itself beauty lead street becoming all-star interest think look out for number one excellence ply for hire/business/trade retch swing at someone/something square steer clear (of) look cater drive at something shrimp run with sth put on a brave face strike out (at sb/sth) adventure work on sb mould grasp at sth look out for sb/sth uncrowned tendering make a case for sth touch down advise repentant chase bust a/one's gut resist easy supposition break advice there's no time like the present take/follow the path/line of least resistance guideline unidentifiable spread put your back into sth stick your nose into something soft–soap jawbone have/keep several balls in the air kiss up to persuade sunk cost fallacy waster humanist follow offer resistance rehear discouraging at every turn Theory X badger overstretch strain at the leash bite off more than one can chew dig put up a good/brave fight reason with psych yourself up future poke around bark up the wrong tree put/set/turn your mind to something go to the mat if at first you don't succeed, try, try again soft-soap hold someone to ransom cronyism dabble probation twig frustrate throw/put someone off the scent put one's best foot forward unconcealed cheap out nobble come naturally/easily/easy (to someone) justicies reinvent mess chartbuster third best optimity heart is in the right place rich decide deign sell by share descend wait one's turn sign one's own death warrant give/sacrifice one's life mix business with pleasure major go for something/someone life's ambition set true to one's word shape obligated grindstone philanthropic cry work at/from home pull rank sight leave someone to his or her own devices loyal tow force do time cook install slum square one's shoulders hand-eye coordination to good/best advantage allow while peer pressure poet thermophyte third–best mark seen full-blown the cream of the sweet spot third class skim sb/sth off standout acidophilic bar none tip-top the last word in sth how people pecker hap kinsfolk dole phony spouse maximum cull more haste, less speed 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Words For "do (or try) one's best"
As you've probably noticed, words for "do (or try) one's best" are listed above. According to the algorithm that drives this word similarity engine, the top 5 related words for "do (or try) one's best" are: best, damnedest, attempt, seek, and do. There are 995 other words that are related to or similar to do (or try) one's best listed above. Hopefully the generated list of words for "do (or try) one's best" above suit your needs. If not, you might want to check out Related Words - another project of mine which uses a different technique (not though that it works best with single words, not phrases).
About Reverse Dictionary
The way Reverse Dictionary works is pretty simple. It simply looks through tonnes of dictionary definitions and grabs the ones that most closely match your search query. For example, if you type something like "longing for a time in the past", then the engine will return "nostalgia". The engine has indexed several million definitions so far, and at this stage it's starting to give consistently good results (though it may return weird results sometimes). It acts a lot like a thesaurus except that it allows you to search with a definition, rather than a single word. So in a sense, this tool is a "search engine for words", or a sentence to word converter.
I made this tool after working on Related Words which is a very similar tool, except it uses a bunch of algorithms and multiple databases to find similar words to a search query. That project is closer to a thesaurus in the sense that it returns synonyms for a word (or short phrase) query, but it also returns many broadly related words that aren't included in thesauri. So this project, Reverse Dictionary, is meant to go hand-in-hand with Related Words to act as a word-finding and brainstorming toolset. For those interested, I also developed Describing Words which helps you find adjectives and interesting descriptors for things (e.g. waves, sunsets, trees, etc.).
In case you didn't notice, you can click on words in the search results and you'll be presented with the definition of that word (if available). The definitions are sourced from the famous and open-source WordNet database, so a huge thanks to the many contributors for creating such an awesome free resource.
Special thanks to the contributors of the open-source code that was used in this project: Elastic Search, @HubSpot, WordNet, and @mongodb.
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