Meaning of for the life of one | Babel Free
Definitions
Even if one's (own) life depended on it; at all.
colloquial
Equivalents
Examples
“For the life of me, I can't remember the name of that song.”
“Not for the life of him could he remember it.”
“They were unable, for the life of them, to remember.”
“[…]Peyró can’t for the life of him fathom why “it’s had less success abroad than Ringo Starr’s solo career”.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.