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Grammar and Linguistics > which is correct?
which is correct?
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cacucacu
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which is correct?
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Hi Everyone!
Happy new year to all of you! I �ve been away for a while and I �m glad to see lots of you! I was wondering if someone might tell me which of these two expressions is all right.
I �m sure I �ve heard many people say "GIVE YOUR BEST" meaning try to always give you best effort. But my collegues told this expression doesn �t exist in English. They say that "DO YOUR BEST" is the correct way of saying it.
Can somebody clarify this matter to me?
Thanks a lot! Kisses from Argentina
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2 Jan 2014
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EstherLee76
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I think DO YOUR BEST is more common in this case but GIVE YOUR BEST is also okay, especially when using GIVE IT YOUR BEST. Let �s hear what others have to say. |
2 Jan 2014
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Apodo
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Do your best is the most common phrase.
We also say:
Give it your best shot = do the best you can.
Give it all you �ve got - (especially of physical effort) = put all the effort into it that you can. |
2 Jan 2014
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cunliffe
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As Apodo - do your best/give it your best shot/give it all you �ve got are the most common expressions. Also, give it a go/have a go, which just means have a try. I think with give your best it would primarily be used in recounts with of, as in, �He always gave of his best.�
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3 Jan 2014
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yanogator
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To add a little more, I �d say that "give your best" - without "it" - would only be used in the sense of actually giving something (to charity, for example).
Bruce |
3 Jan 2014
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cacucacu
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THANKS A LOT FOR YOUR HELP!!!!!
I appreciate it a lot!!!!!! Love, Naty |
3 Jan 2014
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