go all out
go all out verb: to reserve nothing; to put forth all possible effort or resources.
Verb
go all out (third-person singular simple present goes all out, present participle going all out, simple past went all out, past participle gone all out)
- To reserve nothing; to put forth all possible effort or resources.
- They went all out for his eightieth birthday party and chartered a tour boat on the bay.
- 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
- Synonyms:
- empty the tank, give one's all, go for broke, go for the burn, pull out all the stops, put pedal to the metal
go all out meaning in Vietnamese
go all out in Vietnamese
- put forth all possible effort
- đến nơi đến chốn, tới nơi tới chốn
Synonyms of go all out
Forms of go all out
| third-person singular present | goes all out |
|---|---|
| present participle | going all out |
| past | went all out |
| past participle | gone all out |
Questions about go all out
- What does go all out mean?
- Go all out means to reserve nothing; to put forth all possible effort or resources.
- What is go all out in Vietnamese?
- Go all out in Vietnamese is đến nơi đến chốn, tới nơi tới chốn. See Go all out meaning in Vietnamese.
- What part of speech is go all out?
- Go all out is a verb.
- What is the past tense of go all out?
- The past tense of go all out is went all out.
Words near go all out in the dictionary
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