- pull out all the stops
- to make a big effort so that something happens or is successful
We're going to pull out all the stops to get this show ready in time.
English dictionary. 2014.
pull out all the stops
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pull out all the stops — If you pull out all the stops, you do everything you possibly can to achieve the result you want … The small dictionary of idiomes
pull out all the stops — ► pull out all the stops make a very great effort to achieve something. [ORIGIN: with reference to the stops of an organ.] Main Entry: ↑stop … English terms dictionary
pull out all the stops — verb use all resources available The organizers pulled out all the stops for the centennial meeting • Hypernyms: ↑use, ↑utilize, ↑utilise, ↑apply, ↑employ • Verb Frames: Somebody s … Useful english dictionary
pull out all the stops — If you pull out all the stops, you do everything you possibly can to achieve the result you want. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If you pull out all the stops, you do everything you can to make something successful. We ll have to… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
pull out all the stops — tv. to use everything available; to not hold back. (Refers to pulling out all of the stops on an organ so that it will sound as loud as possible.) □ Then the mayor decided to pull out all the stops. □ Don’t pull out all the stops in the first… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
pull out all the stops — work as hard as possible, go all out, go for broke You re losing this match. If you want to win, you ll have to pull out all the stops … English idioms
pull out all the stops — to do everything you can to make something successful. They pulled out all the stops for their daughter s wedding. The airline certainly pulled out all the stops to impress us. (often + to do something) … New idioms dictionary
pull out all the stops — verb To reserve or hold back nothing. They pulled out all the stops for the gala wedding. Syn: go all out, the whole nine yards … Wiktionary
pull out all the stops — Meaning Try your very best. Origin Pipe organs have stops which control the air flow pulling them out increases the volume … Meaning and origin of phrases
pull out all the stops — make a very great effort to achieve something. [with ref. to the stops of an organ.] → stop … English new terms dictionary
