pull out all the stops

English

Etymology

An allusion to organ stops, which are pulled out to turn on each set of sounds in a pipe organ. When all stops are pulled out, the organ will play all variations of its sounds at once, therefore being as loud as possible.

Verb

pull out all the stops

(idiomatic) To reserve or hold back nothing.
They pulled out all the stops for the gala wedding.

Synonyms

(reserve nothing): empty the tank, give one's all, go all out, go the whole nine yards, go up to eleven

Translations

reserve nothing

French: with respect to a meal: mettre les petits plats dans les grands (fr)
German: alle Register ziehen (de)

Italian: fare l'impossibile
Spanish: poner toda la carne en el asador

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