Dictionary

go all out en · VERB

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (idiomatic) To reserve nothing; to put forth all possible effort or resources.
   • In Longnan Prefecture [Long nan di qu 7150 0589 0966 0575], people have gone all out to grow trees and grass in recent years, creating a new experience in developing mountainous areas. 1985 October 8, Chaoren Guo, Huang Chang Changlu, “Hu Yaobang Revisits Route of Long March”, in Daily Report: USA, volume I, number 195, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, →ISSN, →OCLC, page K 1:
   • They went all out for his eightieth birthday party and chartered a tour boat on the bay.

Forms

Relateds

all out · all in · give one's all

Synonyms

empty the tank · go for the burn · give one's all · go for broke · put pedal to the metal · pull out all the stops

Translations (17)

cmn 不遺餘力 /不遗余力 (put forth all possible effort) · pt ir com tudo (put forth all possible effort) · es echar el resto (put forth all possible effort) · pl dawać z siebie wszystko (put forth all possible effort) · vi tới nơi tới chốn (put forth all possible effort) · ru пойти́ во все тя́жкие (put forth all possible effort) · it mettercela tutta (put forth all possible effort) · es darlo todo (put forth all possible effort) · cmn 不惜一切 (put forth all possible effort) · fr mettre les petits plats dans les grands (put forth all possible effort) · el τα δίνω όλα (put forth all possible effort) · fi antaa palaa (put forth all possible effort) · fr tout donner (put forth all possible effort) · pl dać z siebie wszystko (put forth all possible effort) · fi satsata täysillä (put forth all possible effort) · es ir a saco (put forth all possible effort) · vi đến nơi đến chốn (put forth all possible effort)