idiom (verb phrase) · neutral
pull out all the stops
UK/pʊl aʊt ɔːl ðə stɒps/US/pʊl aʊt ɔːl ðə stɑps/PULL·OUT·ALL·the·STOPS
to do everything possible to achieve a desired result
Examples
“The organisers pulled out all the stops to make the conference a success.”
“They pulled out all the stops to win the contract.”
“For the product launch, the company pulled out all the stops in marketing.”
Band 8 sentence
“Knowing how important the tender was, the firm pulled out all the stops and prepared a comprehensive bid.”
Collocations
- pull out all the stops to + verb
- pulled out all the stops for
Word family
Common mistakes
pull out all stops→pull out all the stops
pull all the stops out→pull out all the stops
Say it for a higher band
5try very hard→6spare no effort→7+pull out all the stops
Synonyms
spare no effort
Easily confused
spare no effort
“The team spared no effort to complete the project on time.”
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