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strenuous effort

NounSuru VerbIntransitive Verb

Definitions

1. strenuous effort
2. hard struggle
3. hard fighting

This noun and verb (～する) means to struggle hard, fight with all one's effort, or do one's very best in a difficult situation. It carries a nuance of admirable perseverance and is often used to describe someone working tirelessly toward a goal despite challenges.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

When it comes down to it, I'm fighting my own weaknesses.

Sentence 2

Everyone is putting in a huge effort to get the end-of-term numbers to add up.

Sentence 3

The researchers are struggling to unravel the unknown phenomenon.

Sentence 4

After all those failures, you're really going to keep pushing?

Sentence 5

"You were really grinding away yesterday too, huh," a colleague said.