for the life of me

for the life of me
for the life of me ,
life

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informal however hard I try; even if my life depended on it

I can't for the life of me understand what it is you see in that place

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for the life of me
informal : in any way at all
— used to say that you are unable to remember or understand something

I couldn't for the life of me remember what her name was.

For the life of me, I can't think of any reasons why you wouldn't want a computer at home.

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Main Entry:life

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  • For the life of me — For For, prep. [AS. for, fore; akin to OS. for, fora, furi, D. voor, OHG. fora, G. vor, OHG. furi, G. f[ u]r, Icel. fyrir, Sw. f[ o]r, Dan. for, adv. f[ o]r, Goth. fa[ u]r, fa[ u]ra, L. pro, Gr. ?, Skr. pra . [root] 202. Cf. {Fore}, {First},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • for the life of one — {adv.}, {informal} No matter how hard you try. Used for emphasis with negative statements. * /I can t for the life of me remember his name./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • for the life of one — {adv.}, {informal} No matter how hard you try. Used for emphasis with negative statements. * /I can t for the life of me remember his name./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • For my life — For For, prep. [AS. for, fore; akin to OS. for, fora, furi, D. voor, OHG. fora, G. vor, OHG. furi, G. f[ u]r, Icel. fyrir, Sw. f[ o]r, Dan. for, adv. f[ o]r, Goth. fa[ u]r, fa[ u]ra, L. pro, Gr. ?, Skr. pra . [root] 202. Cf. {Fore}, {First},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • For the reason that — For For, prep. [AS. for, fore; akin to OS. for, fora, furi, D. voor, OHG. fora, G. vor, OHG. furi, G. f[ u]r, Icel. fyrir, Sw. f[ o]r, Dan. for, adv. f[ o]r, Goth. fa[ u]r, fa[ u]ra, L. pro, Gr. ?, Skr. pra . [root] 202. Cf. {Fore}, {First},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • for dear life — {adv. phr.} As though afraid of losing your life. * /He was running for dear life toward town./ * /When the horse began to run, she held on for dear life./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • for dear life — {adv. phr.} As though afraid of losing your life. * /He was running for dear life toward town./ * /When the horse began to run, she held on for dear life./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

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  • For the most part — Part Part (p[aum]rt), n. [F. part, L. pars, gen. partis; cf. parere to bring forth, produce. Cf. {Parent}, {Depart}, {Parcel}, {Partner}, {Party}, {Portion}.] 1. One of the portions, equal or unequal, into which anything is divided, or regarded… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • The Schedule For The Evaluatien Of — Тест. Методика для оценки индивидуального качества жизни. Источник. The Schedule for the Evaluatien of Individual Quality of Life (SEIQOL)/O‘Boyle C.A.//Int. J. Ment. Health, 1994, 23, N 3, p. 3 23 …   Психологический словарь

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