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pull out all the stops to do everything you possibly can to make something happen and succeed竭尽全力; 全力以赴:•The hospital staff pulled out all the stops to make sure the children had a wonderful day.医院员工竭尽全力来确保孩子们能过上愉快的一天。 pull out all the stops 见STOP. pull out all the stops make a very great effort to achieve something 全力以赴： the director pulled out all the stops to meet the impossible deadline. 导演全力以赴来赶不可能达到的最后期限。 ■ do something very elaborately or on a grand scale 做得很精彩, 做得很漂亮： they gave a Christmas party and pulled out all the stops. 他们举办了一个圣诞晚会而且非常成功。 [ORIGIN: with reference to the stops of an organ.] pull out all the ˈstops(informal)to make the greatest effort possible to achieve sth竭尽全力；费九牛二虎之力pull out all the stops弹动风琴的所有音栓;全力以赴：We have thrown in considerable manpower and material resources，if necessary，we will pull out all the stops.我们已经投入巨大的人力物力，如果必要，我们将全力以赴。 |