for lack of trying
English
Alternative forms
- for want of trying
Prepositional phrase
for lack of trying
- (chiefly in the negative) Due to a failure to make a significant enough effort.
- The solution has not yet been found, and it has not been for lack of trying.
Further reading
- “not for lack of trying”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
- “it is not for lack/want of trying”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary.
- “it is not for lack/want of trying” (US) / “it is not for lack/want of trying” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
- “for want of trying/for lack of trying” in the Collins English Dictionary