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college try

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noun

Informal. maximum effort for success on behalf of one's group, team, alma mater, etc. (usually preceded by the phrase the old): We may not make the deadline, but we'll give it the old college try.

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Nearby words

  1. college of propaganda,
  2. college park,
  3. college pudding,
  4. college radio,
  5. college station,
  6. college-preparatory,
  7. collegial,
  8. collegiality,
  9. collegian,
  10. collegiate

Origin of college try

First recorded in 1950–55
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