OXFORD 9000
📚 verb • entry_id 23065

pull out all the stops

/ˈpʊl‿aʊt‿ɔːl ðə ˈstɒps/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
asestar toda la artillería • estirar la barra • hacer los imposibles • poner toda la artillería • poner toda la carne en el asador • tirar la barra
To hold back or reserve nothing.
They pulled out all the stops for the gala wedding.
To be a Christian is to be complete in all one's parts: to pull out all the stops of one's nature, and live the Christ life, so that people may say, He lives; and yet no longer he,…
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