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pulls out all the stops

pulls out all the stops is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pull out all the stops.

Meaning of pull out all the stops

Verb

pull out all the stops (third-person singular simple present pulls out all the stops, present participle pulling out all the stops, simple past and past participle pulled out all the stops)

  1. (idiomatic) To hold back or reserve nothing.
    • They pulled out all the stops for the gala wedding.
    Synonyms:
    empty the tank, give one's all, go all out, go balls to the wall, go the whole nine yards, go up to eleven, open the floodgates

Questions about pulls out all the stops

What is pulls out all the stops the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Pulls out all the stops is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pull out all the stops.

Words near pulls out all the stops in the dictionary

  1. pulls oneself together
  2. pulls oneself up by one's bootstraps
  3. pulls oneself up by one's own bootstraps
  4. pulls out
  5. pulls out all stops
  6. pulls out all the stops
  7. pulls out of a hat
  8. pulls out of one's arse
  9. pulls out of one's ass
  10. pulls out of the bag
  11. pulls out of the fire

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