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pull out all the stops

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. pull out all the stopsverb

    use all resources available

    "The organizers pulled out all the stops for the centennial meeting"

Wiktionary

  1. pull out all the stopsverb

    To reserve or hold back nothing.

  2. Etymology: An allusion to organ stops, which control the loudness and tones of a pipe organ. When all are pulled out, the organ can play all tones simultaneously.

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  1. pull out all the stops

    'Pull out all the stops' is an idiomatic expression that means to make every possible effort, to use every resource or resort, or to go all out in order to achieve something. It often refers to deploying the maximum effort or as much effort as possible to succeed. This expression comes from pipe organ playing where 'stops' are pulled out to allow maximum air flow creating a louder sound. Thus, pulling out all the stops equates to going full throttle or not holding anything back.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Pull out All the Stops in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Pull out All the Stops in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Pull out All the Stops in a Sentence

  1. Jeff Zients:

    He's totally battle-tested and I think he'll be invaluable in helping to deliver a clear and consistent message to the American people, the reason we need to pull out all the stops is that this program is really not on track. What we're inheriting from the Trump administration is much worse than what we could have imagined. There's no existing infrastructure on vaccine distribution, so we'll have to start from Day One.

  2. Spencer Brown:

    Young America’s Foundation has worked to bring Ben Shapiro to more than 30 college campuses in the past few semesters, and so we’ve seen campuses pull out all the stops in attempts to block him from speaking or ensure that the event is limited in size or accessibility, uC Berkeley’s attempts to block Ben from campus have failed because they met their match in YAF.


Translations for Pull out All the Stops

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  • alle Register ziehenGerman
  • mettre les petits plats dans les grandsFrench

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