A for effort

A verbal acknowledgement of appreciation for attempting a task, even if it did not produce a successful result. You forgot to sand the wood before you painted it, but I'll give you an A for effort since you tried to help.

* A for effort

Fig. acknowledgement for having tried to do something, even if it was not successful. (*Typically: get ~; give someone ~.) The plan didn't work, but I'll give you an A for effort for trying.

词组	A for effort
释义	A for effort A for effort A verbal acknowledgement of appreciation for attempting a task, even if it did not produce a successful result. You forgot to sand the wood before you painted it, but I'll give you an A for effort since you tried to help. See also: effort Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. * A for effort Fig. acknowledgement for having tried to do something, even if it was not successful. (Typically: get ~; give someone ~.) The plan didn't work, but I'll give you an A for effort for trying. See also: effort McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also:* effort credit for credit for (something) be a credit to be a credit to (someone or something) get credit for get credit for (something) take the bad with the good take the bitter with the sweet take the rough with the smooth, to
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