单词 | pull out all the stops |
释义 | pull out all the stops1Make a very great effort to achieve something: we pulled out all the stops to meet the deadline...
Synonyms make an effort, exert oneself, try hard, strive, endeavour, apply oneself, do one's best, do all one can, do one's utmost, give one's all, make every effort, spare no effort, be at pains, put oneself out; struggle, labour, toil, strain, push oneself, drive oneself, work hard, work like a Trojan; rack/cudgel one's brains informal give it one's best shot, go all out, bend/lean over backwards, put one's back into it, knock oneself out, do one's damnedest, move heaven and earth, beaver away, slog away, keep one's nose to the grindstone, work one's socks off, break sweat North American informal do one's darnedest/durnedest, bust one's chops Australian informal go for the doctor 1.1Do something very elaborately or on a grand scale: they gave a Christmas party and pulled out all the stops...
With reference to the stops of an organ See parent entry: stop |
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