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Pull out All the Stops

MEANING IN ENGLISH

To exert maximum effort and utilize every available resource to ensure success.

In context

01

The neighborhood decided to pull out all the stops to turn the abandoned lot into a thriving community garden.

02

They pulled out all the stops to prepare a heartwarming, organic dinner for their visiting grandparents.

Synonyms

spare no effort,go all out,leave no stone unturned

Antonyms

hold back,do the bare minimum,cut corners

Collocations

pull out all the stops to achieve,decide to pull out all the stops,pull out all the stops for someone

Sources

Bidyazo vocabulary library ↗