PULL OUT ALL THE STOPS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Use all resources available

Example:

The organizers pulled out all the stops for the centennial meeting

Classified under:

Verbs of eating and drinking

Hypernyms (to "pull out all the stops" is one way to...):

apply; employ; use; utilise; utilize (put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose)

Sentence frame:

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