うでによりをかける
udeniyorio kakeru

Ichidan Verb
Expression

1. to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability

シェフが うでによりをかけて つくった料理 りょうりというわりにはたいしたことない あじだね。
shefuga udeniyorio kakete tsukutta ryōrito iu wariniwa taishita koto nai ajidane.
It doesn't taste all that great for all the effort and technique the chef put into it.
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