bend (one's) efforts

bend (one's) efforts

To put forth a great deal of effort toward some goal or end. I've been bending my efforts to find a way out of these legal problems, but, as of now, I'm still going to prison.
See also: bend, effort
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

bend your ˈmind/ˈefforts to something

(formal) think very hard about or put a lot of effort into one particular thing
See also: bend, effort, mind, something
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See also:
  • bend your mind/efforts to something
  • at pains, be at
  • be at pains
  • be at pains to do something
  • strive against
  • strive against (something)
  • apply
  • apply (oneself) to (something)
  • apply oneself to
  • apply to