as best one can
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as best one can
To the ultimate of one's ability, as in We'll have to get along without it as best we can
[Mid-1800s] Also see
do one's best.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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