for the life of one

English

Prepositional phrase

for the life of one

  1. (colloquial, only with a negative) Even if one's (own) life depended on it; at all.
    Synonyms: for toffee, for sour apples, for beans, to save one's life
    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.
    • 2020 April 9, Sam Jones, “Spanish writer spills beans on UK's saucy secrets”, in The Guardian‎, →ISSN:
      […] Peyró can’t for the life of him fathom why “it’s had less success abroad than Ringo Starr’s solo career”.

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