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A sincere effort or attempt at performing a difficult, or seemingly impossible, task.
‘the chances of overturning this decision are slim, but the Democrats will give it the old college try’
‘I'm afraid the explanation may be a snooze, since it's complicated, but hey - I had to give it the old college try.’
‘And now two decades later he's giving it the old college try for a new reality show.’
‘They made the old college try and failed, but good for them for trying!’
‘So is it any wonder that the league is no longer so eager to give it the old college try?’
‘Any of a dozen could have broken out and stolen the race, and two or three gave it the college try, including Closing Argument and Afleet Alex.’
‘He gave it the college try, but… things just didn't jell for him here.’
‘As an addendum, I also couldn't repair them and keep them working, although I would give it the old college try.’
‘I saw that it featured some Nancy numbers with LEE HAZLEWOOD, and being an admirer of the latter & his duets with the former, I gave it the old college try.’
‘CNN's Jeanne Moos also decided to give this thing the old college try.’
‘Sure, there would be hockey in downtown St. Paul, but the sold-out Xcel Energy Center would be a place for moral victories and evenings spent watching the Wild giving it the old college try against better teams.’
‘James gave it the good old college try and any opportunity to hear these songs is welcome, but the enterprise was always doomed to failure.’
‘However, for those who haven't, give this disc the old college try.’
‘Well, we gave it the old college try and nature gave the final decision.’
‘I certainly would have given it the old college try.’
‘At $100 or $200 a pop, however, it's hard to imagine customers shying away from at least giving Orion the old college try.’
‘The shooting guard is still coping with pain after hernia surgery but plans to give it the old college try again this season.’
‘We spoke with four sisters who gave it the old college try and, against all odds, earned their degrees.’
‘But you can't say he didn't give it the old college try.’
‘You can't say he isn't giving it the old college try though.’
‘In the other regional Elite Eight match-up, Mizzou gave it the old college try but the Sooners were too much for this record-setting team to handle.’