WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
col′lege try′,
- Informal Termsmaximum effort for success on behalf of one's group, team, alma mater, etc. (usually prec. by the phrase the old):We may not make the deadline, but we'll give it the old college try.
- 1950–55
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