Synonym of gave it one's best shot

struggled strove strived endeavoured endeavored labored toiled sought tried undertook aspired assayed attempted laboured pushed strained worked wrought aimed essayed moiled tried hard applied battled drove drave drudged ground grinded hustled pegged away plugged away scrambled slogged sweated sweat ventured exerted oneself went all out grafted knocked oneself out knuckled down left no stone unturned made an effort made every effort pulled out all the stops pushed oneself slaved away worked hard banged away beavered away bent over backwards broke one's back broke your neck busted a gut did all one can did one's best did your utmost went for broke went for it hammered away had a crack at had a shot at had a swing at had one's nose to grindstone kept your head down made a great effort made a run at put one's back into it put yourself out spared no effort took on tried one's hardest worked like a dog did your damnedest set out slaved travailed plowed made an all-out effort gave it your all ruptured yourself ploughed moved heaven and earth gave your all had a crack applied oneself slogged away plodded dug deep dug deeper exerted yourself leaned over backwards leant over backwards jumped through hoops had a stab made an attempt did your best had a go had a shot put your back into dug away killed oneself worked like a Trojan bore down had a whack went for the doctor took a crack at made a pass at gave something a go took a run at gave something a whirl gave something the old college try gave something a try gave it all you've got took a stab at fought grubbed humped plugged tugged exerted bullocked purposed tackled kept at it pushed yourself put up a fight against ground away plodded away bid shot for made a supreme effort had a go at did all you can worked your fingers to the bone grubbed away worked day and night made effort had a stab at shot the works poured it on took pains put one's heart and soul into it gave it a whirl gave something a stab used elbow grease put pedal to the metal took it on oneself buckled down gave it a fly worked at went the limit gave best shot worked hard to gave it a burl sweated blood competed contended taxed jockeyed grafted away offered scrabbled oppressed overtaxed punished overexerted flogged gave a shot tried for fell over backwards hammered broke sweat kept your nose to the grindstone worked one's socks off gave all one's got drove oneself busted chops tolled endured went for the jugular campaigned withstood pursued tried as hard as one can trudged stood up to experimented attacked bade solicited went all-out went hard used every muscle emptied the tank dug in fell to went hammer and tongs drove oneself to the limit tried very hard went to war tried out embarked on strained every nerve pushed oneself to the limit did level best gave it a go gave it a try gave a fling took best shot did your best to took the bit between your teeth gave old college try tried one's hand at went for drove for vied for went after lifted a finger made a bid had a bash fronted up chipped away at striven gone all out gone for broke gone for it done your utmost taken pains done your best given it your all given it your best shot done your damnedest broken your neck done one's best persevered put one's back into something done all one can driven druv borne down undertaken persisted worked oneself to the bone gone for the doctor fallen over backwards broken one's back given your all foughten lumbered staggered overworked overwrought skivvied grappled mucked schlepped studied hard dug buckled to committed oneself devoted yourself soldiered on set one's sights pegged along worked your guts out carried on burned the candle at both ends worked like a slave plugged along used some elbow grease put one's back in it put one's shoulder to the wheel ploughed through hit the ball burnt the candle at both ends sweated away dragged oneself done all you can banged on devoted committed vied suffered trawled soldiered dedicated trailed waded pegged tended addrest paid attention concentrated addressed shown dedication shown commitment showed dedication showed commitment taken on pounded performed entreated directed bended bent studied got stuck in gotten stuck in headed-down taken it on oneself given it a burl given it a fly ground out worked fingers to bone pulled out all stops broken sweat moved mountains plodded along worked very hard made a special effort driven oneself tried your best given all one's got kept nose to grindstone dived in kept going overworked oneself pressed on given best shot pitched in had designs had in view pegged away at worked one's butt off proceeded laboriously taken care took care taken great pains took great pains given gave acquited oneself applied oneself to driven oneself to the limit gone to war aspired to applied to given old college try gone for driven for went out of the way taken special pains took special pains gone out of the way given it a whirl gone the limit gone for the jugular gone after taken a crack at gave it all one has given it all one has gone all-out for went all-out for gone hard went the whole nine yards gone the whole nine yards went ham gone hammer and tongs gone all-out gone ham

gave job to gave joy to gave just desserts gave key to city gave kudos gavel gave it your all gave it up for gave it up gave it to someone straight gave it to someone gave it to