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sein Bestes

one's best

→ sein
phrase Uncommon #18,965
one's best Used with verbs such as *tun* (to do) or *geben* (to give) to mean doing or giving one's best effort.
GE: Er tat sein Bestes.
EN: He did his best.

Kein Zweifel, mein Lehnsherr, wenn jedermann sein Bestes tut!

No doubt, my liege lord, if everyone does their best!

— Henry V (1989)

Man muss sein Bestes geben.

You have to do your best.

Manchmal reicht es nicht, sein Bestes zu geben.

Sometimes doing your best isn’t enough.

Jeder versucht sein Bestes.

Everyone tries their best.

Goossens steht auf, gibt sein Bestes.

Goossens gets up and does his best.

— TÁR (2022)

Man tut sein Bestes, sie richtig zu erziehen.

You do your best to raise them properly.

— Bullet Train (2022)

Er tat sein Bestes.

He did his best.

Tom tat sein Bestes.

Tom did his best.

Er tut sein Bestes.

He is doing his best.

Er wird schon sein Bestes geben.

He will do his best.

Ich bin mir sicher, dass Tom sein Bestes gegeben hat.

I'm sure that Tom did his best.

Tom hat sein Bestes gegeben.

Tom did his best.

Er versucht sein Bestes da drüben.

He's trying his best over there.

— Rushmore (1998)

Er hat sein Bestes gegeben.

He did his best.

Tom hatte sein Bestes gegeben.

Tom had done his best.

Er wird sein Bestes geben, um die Aufgabe abzuschließen.

He will do his best to complete the task.