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for the life of me

for the life of me
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fawr stressed th ee lahyf uhv, ov mee]
    • /fɔr stressed ði laɪf ʌv, ɒv mi/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fawr stressed th ee lahyf uhv, ov mee]
    • /fɔr stressed ði laɪf ʌv, ɒv mi/

Definitions of for the life of me words

  • phrase for the life of me If you say that you cannot for the life of you understand or remember something, you are emphasizing that you cannot understand or remember it, even if you try hard. 0
  • noun for the life of me even though my life were at stake on it; by any means 0
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Parts of speech for For the life of me

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of For the life of me

for the life of me popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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