with the best will in the world

with the best will in the world

No matter how willing or persevering one is

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Main Entry: ↑will

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with the best will in the world british spoken phrase

used for saying that even if you want something very much or try very hard, it will still not be possible to do something

With the best will in the world, David will never become a doctor.

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Main entry: will

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however good one's intentions (used to imply that success in a particular undertaking is unlikely although desired)

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with the best will in the world

Brit : with the most sincere desire and effort to do something good or worthwhile

— used especially to say that it is not possible to do something even if you want to do it very much

Even with the best will in the world, the work cannot be done that quickly.

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with the ˌbest will in the ˈworld idiom

used to say that you cannot do sth, even though you really want to

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With the best will in the world I could not describe him as a good father.

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