for the life of one
Although trying hard, as in I can't for the life of me remember his name. This expression is always used hyperbolically, that is, one's life is not at all endangered. [Late 1700s]
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Words nearby for the life of one
forthcoming, for the asking, for the best, for the birds, for the hell of it, for the life of one, for the love of, for the moment, for the most part, Fort Henry, for the present
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