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单词 pull out all the stops
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pull out all the stops

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Use all the resources or force at one's disposal, as in The police pulled out all the stops to find the thief. This term comes from organ-playing, where it means “bring into play every rank of pipes,” thereby creating the fullest possible sound. It has been used figuratively since about 1860.

Words nearby pull out all the stops

pull oneself up by the bootstraps, pull one's punches, pull one's weight, pullorum disease, pullout, pull out all the stops, pull out of a hat, pullover, pull-quote, pull rank, pull round
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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