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Idioms and Phrases

To the utmost extent of, especially of one's ability, knowledge, or power. For example, I'm sure he'll do it to the best of his ability , or To the best of my knowledge, they arrive tomorrow . [c. 1500]
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“And the more the game goes on, obviously when you get to the fourth quarter and it’s a close game, those plays matter more than the one did the first two minutes of the game. But if you go in with a mentality like that of every single play matters and you execute to the best of your ability, you’re never gonna be perfect, but you’ll give yourself a good opportunity to win.”

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All the filings were signed by the PAC’s treasurer saying that “to the best of my knowledge and belief” the information “is true, correct and complete.”

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"All that matters for me is who performs on the night, who puts in on the line and who represents their family name to the best of their ability."

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Accountability and discipline, we’re looking to instill discipline in this football program and take care of the little things to the best of our ability, to help them grow as men.

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And I know that even if something like that were to take place, we’re going to do everything by the book, and we’re going to maximize that to the best of our ability.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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