изо всех сил

Russian

Etymology

Literally, “from (using) all of one's strength” (си́ла (síla, “strength”) is pluralised when not referring to a particular strength).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɪzɐ‿ˈfsʲex ˈsʲiɫ]

Adverb

изо всех сил • (izo vsex sil)

  1. as hard as one can, with all one's might/strength, struggling, doing one's best, going all out
    Я стара́лся изо всех сил. ― Ja starálsja izo vsex sil. ― I tried as hard as I could.
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