PULL OUT ALL THE STOPS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pull out all the stops mean? 

• PULL OUT ALL THE STOPS (verb)
  The verb PULL OUT ALL THE STOPS has 1 sense:

1. use all resources available

  Familiarity information: PULL OUT ALL THE STOPS used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PULL OUT ALL THE STOPS (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Use all resources available

Classified under:

Verbs of eating and drinking

Context example:

The organizers pulled out all the stops for the centennial meeting

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:

Somebody ----s

 Context examples 

If you are the one giving the party, you will pull out all the stops to make your guests feel they’ve entered a fairyland of beauty.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Here’s what this says to me—if you pull out all the stops and do a superb job on this assignment, it will elevate your profile and prove you are ready for more sophisticated projects.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)