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What does pull out all the stops mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word pull out all the stops? Here's what it means.

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  1. (idiomatic) To reserve or hold back nothing.
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But sometimes when political capital is low, really, really low, when your own worshipers begin thinking disloyal thoughts, you have to pull out all the stops.
We therefore need to pull out all the stops to turn this new phase into a success.
Boxed in on the final corner by his rivals, he had to pull out all the stops up Cheltenham's notoriously unforgiving hill to ensure that he was first past the post.
The EU must pull out all the stops in order to support the candidates in these areas and not raise any new barriers, of course.
In the current fearful climate, the public might assume that the prosecution service would pull out all the stops.
The site is buzzing with activity as hundreds of workers pull out all the stops to get the centre ready for opening day.

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