Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
college try
English answer:
A serious effort to do or achieve something
Added to glossary by
Jianming Sun
Jul 16, 2005 02:59
18 yrs ago
English term
Accurate -- Reliable -- Fast
Native in: Chinese 
Works in: English to Chinese, Chinese to English, German to Chinese, and 3 more.
college
English
Science
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
We are not in any sense of the word becoming pessimistic about making the July launch window," Hale stressed to reporters. "We are here for the duration. We are committed to giving this the good, old college try until we get the problem resolved."
Is it a typo?
TIA!
Is it a typo?
TIA!
Responses
| 4 +15 | college try |
Kim Metzger
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| 3 +1 | it's an expression |
Gabo Pena
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Change log
Jul 16, 2005 09:48: Maria Karra changed "Field (specific)" from "Aerospace / Aviation / Space" to "Idioms / Maxims / Sayings"
Responses
+15
3 mins
Kim Metzger
Mexico
Mexico
Native in English
&
English
Works in field
Mexico
Committed to Quality and Service
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: German to English
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college try
To give something the good, old college try means to make a serious effort to solve a problem.
college try
n. Informal
A serious effort to do or achieve something.
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college try
n. Informal
A serious effort to do or achieve something.
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Comment: "Thanks!"
+1
22 mins
Gabo Pena
Native in English
&
English
'meaning, intent, demeanor'
Native in: English (Variants: US, Canadian) , Spanish (Variants: Argentine, Venezuelan, Dominican, Mexican, US, Cuban, Canarian, Latin American, Puerto Rican, Costa Rican, Salvadoran)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, English to French, and 4 more.
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