pull out of the stops
1pull out all the stops — If you pull out all the stops, you do everything you possibly can to achieve the result you want …
2pull out all the stops — ► pull out all the stops make a very great effort to achieve something. [ORIGIN: with reference to the stops of an organ.] Main Entry: ↑stop …
3pull out all the stops — verb use all resources available The organizers pulled out all the stops for the centennial meeting • Hypernyms: ↑use, ↑utilize, ↑utilise, ↑apply, ↑employ • Verb Frames: Somebody s …
4pull out all the stops — If you pull out all the stops, you do everything you possibly can to achieve the result you want. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If you pull out all the stops, you do everything you can to make something successful. We ll have to… …
5pull out all the stops — tv. to use everything available; to not hold back. (Refers to pulling out all of the stops on an organ so that it will sound as loud as possible.) □ Then the mayor decided to pull out all the stops. □ Don’t pull out all the stops in the first… …
6pull out all the stops — work as hard as possible, go all out, go for broke You re losing this match. If you want to win, you ll have to pull out all the stops …
7pull out all the stops — to make a big effort so that something happens or is successful We re going to pull out all the stops to get this show ready in time …
8pull out all the stops — to do everything you can to make something successful. They pulled out all the stops for their daughter s wedding. The airline certainly pulled out all the stops to impress us. (often + to do something) …
9pull out all the stops — verb To reserve or hold back nothing. They pulled out all the stops for the gala wedding. Syn: go all out, the whole nine yards …
10pull out all the stops — Meaning Try your very best. Origin Pipe organs have stops which control the air flow pulling them out increases the volume …
