Communication
for the life of me
however hard I try
Used with cannot or could not to say that you are completely unable to do or remember something.
Hear it in real life
Do you know her surname?
No, I can't for the life of me remember it.
I can't for the life of me remember where I put my keys.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I can't in the life of me remember her name.
Say: I can't for the life of me remember her name.
The fixed preposition in this expression is for, not in.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
cannot for the life of meverb; could not for the life of meverb
Your turn: say it out loud
I can't for the life of me remember where I put my keys.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
for the life of me
however hard I try
“I can't for the life of me remember where I put my keys.”
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