for the life of you

Related to word: life

Idiom

Definition

  1. Used to emphasize that one is unable to do or remember something, despite trying very hard.

    尽管很努力

    • I can't recall his phone number for the life of me.

      我怎麼也想不起他的電話號碼。

    • She couldn't remember where she put the keys for the life of her.

      她怎麼也想不起她把鑰匙放在哪裡了。

    • I cannot understand this paper for the life of me.

      我怎麼也看不懂這篇論文。