phrasal verb / idiom · informal
give it your all
UK/ɡɪv ɪt jɔːr ɔːl/US/ɡɪv ɪt jʊr ɔl/give·it·your·ALL
speakingtask1
to try as hard as you possibly can
Examples
“I gave it my all in the final, but the other player was better on the day.”
“When preparing for exams, you should give it your all during revision.”
“Even though we lost, the team gave it their all and left everything on the pitch.”
Band 8 sentence
“I went into the audition nervous, but I gave it my all and felt proud of my performance.”
Collocations
- give it your all in the exam / in the match / during training
Word family
give it your all verb phrasegave it my/your/his/her all verb phrase (past)giving it my all verb phrase (gerund)
Common mistakes
give your all→give it your all
give all my effort→give it my all
Say it for a higher band
5try hard→6try one's best→7+give it your all
Synonyms
try one's best
do one's utmost
Easily confused
try one's best
“I tried my best, but I still couldn't finish on time.”
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