IdiomDaily Life
English
Englishfor the life of me
Meaning: However hard I try.
Example: “For the life of me, I can't remember her husband's name.”
Origin: Short for "not even if my life depended on it." The phrase is recorded from the 18th century and is almost always used in the negative.
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