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with the best will in the world
Idioms and Phrases
No matter how much one wants to or tries, as in I couldn't eat another bite, not with the best will in the world . [Mid-1800s]Example Sentences
“I still think that abdication is not a word that is bandied about at Buckingham Palace. I mean, who knows what the coming years will bring, but with the best will in the world, Charles III will reign as his mother did, and until the moment of his death.”
"It always concerns anyone when you can't get immediate help, but with the best will in the world immediate help isn't always available."
“It’s a challenging moment to be navigating in the world and trying to navigate safely, respectfully, inclusively and everything else. People are failing at it all the time, with the best will in the world.”
"With the best will in the world, they say, I know how you must feel, but they haven't got any idea."
"With the best will in the world, getting up at four in the morning to exercise, and then start my day and being the first one into work and last one out , just wouldn't work for me," she says.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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