all out effort

  • 1all-out effort — {n.} A great and thorough effort at solving a given problem. * /The President is making an all out effort to convince Congress to pass the pending bill on health care./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 2all-out effort — {n.} A great and thorough effort at solving a given problem. * /The President is making an all out effort to convince Congress to pass the pending bill on health care./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 3all-out\ effort — noun A great and thorough effort at solving a given problem. The President is making an all out effort to convince Congress to pass the pending bill on health care …

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  • 4all-out — UK US /ˈɔːlˌaʊt/ adjective [before noun] ► complete and using as much effort as possible: »an all out price war/trade war an all out bid/campaign/effort »US trade officials are making an all out effort to promote commercial relations with Brazil …

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  • 5all-out — all your effort, go all out    We looked day and night for the lost girl. It was an all out effort …

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  • 6all-out — adjective 1. ) an all out effort involves all of someone s energy, strength, and determination: There was an all out push to get the applications in on time. 2. ) an all out war or attack involves all the forces that are available: an all out… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 7all-out — adj [only before noun] done in a very determined way, and involving a lot of energy or anger all out war/attack/offensive etc ▪ an all out effort to win >all out adv ▪ Canada will have to go all out on the ice if they want to win …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 8all-out — [ôl′out′] adj. complete or wholehearted [an all out effort] …

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  • 9all-out — adjective using all available resources (Freq. 2) all out war a full scale campaign against nuclear power plants • Syn: ↑full scale • Similar to: ↑complete * * * all out «L OWT», adjective, adverb. Informa …

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  • 10all-out — also all out ADJ: ADJ n You use all out to describe actions that are carried out in a very energetic and determined way, using all the resources available. He launched an all out attack on his critics. ...an all out effort to bring the fire under …

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