it is not for lack/want of trying
Definition of it is not for lack/want of trying
—used to say that someone's lack of success is not due to a failure to try to succeed He still hasn't found a job, but it is not for lack/want of trying.
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lackplay
: to be deficient or missing
: to be short or have need of something
: to stand in need of : suffer from the absence or deficiency of
: the fact or state of being wanting or deficient
: something that is lacking or is needed
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wantplay
: to be needy or destitute
: to have or feel need
: to be necessary or needed
: deficiency, lack
: grave and extreme poverty that deprives one of the necessities of life
: something wanted : need, desire
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