A for effort
phrase/ˈeɪ fə ˈɛfət/UK/ˈeɪ fəɹ ˈɛfɚt/US
Etymology
A reference to how school teachers may unofficially grade a student's effort as a consolation prize, where A is the highest grade of the traditional A-F grading.
Definitions
The effort of the attempt was admirable, even though the attempted action failed.
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA