as best one can
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To the ultimate of one's ability, as in We'll have to get along without it as best we can [Mid-1800s] Also see do one's best.
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Words nearby as best one can
Asat, saving grace, a, as a whole, asb., Asben, as best one can, asbestos, asbestos cement, asbestosis, as big as life, Asbjörnsen
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