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college try
noun
Informal.maximum effort for success on behalf of one's group, team, alma mater, etc. (usually preceded by the phrasethe old ).
We may not make the deadline, but we'll give it the old college try.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of college try1
Example Sentences
Newcomer Brandon Routh gave rebooting the hero the old college try in 2006’s “Superman Returns,” but the romance-forward nature of the film ironically left audiences cold.
It’s hard even to keep up with the death toll in the Palestinian territories, but you can certainly give it a college try.
Given one more college try, Kelly will get another chance to live up to his championship pledge.
“Garvey adds an element of cheer, if you will. At least his candidacy will add some fun for Republicans. I think most people understand he doesn’t have a chance to win. But he will give it the old college try and definitely make it a more interesting race.”
“I don’t know where it switched or at what point in time, but DOJ had an opinion that they weren’t going to get cooperation out of the attorney, which I still think you have to give it the college try because that — to me it’s about the narrative,” he said.
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