exert (oneself)

To make a concerted effort to do something. With the poor grades you've gotten so far, you're really going to have to exert yourself to get a C this semester.

exert oneself

Put oneself to strenuous effort, as in We exerted ourselves mightily to raise funds. [First half of 1700s]

词组	exert (oneself)
释义	exert (oneself) exert (oneself) To make a concerted effort to do something. With the poor grades you've gotten so far, you're really going to have to exert yourself to get a C this semester. See also: exert Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. exert oneself Put oneself to strenuous effort, as in We exerted ourselves mightily to raise funds. [First half of 1700s] See also: exert The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. See also: exert exert oneself rub at rub at (something) lift a finger lift a hand put (one's) backbone into (something) backbone lean over backwards to (do something) get your claws into
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