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Verb: pull out all the stops
Usage: informal
  1. Use all resources available
    "The organizers pulled out all the stops for the centennial meeting"

Derived forms: pulling out all the stops, pulls out all the stops, pulled out all the stops

Type of: apply, employ, use, utilise [Brit], utilize

Encyclopedia: Pull out all the stops