college try
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.
Origin of college try
1First recorded in 1950–55
Words Nearby college try
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How to use college try in a sentence
"Your dad said to give it the old college try," Bud reported.
Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X | Victor AppletonMen like to see their officers competing and "giving it a good college try" no matter how inept, or clumsy they may be.
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