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idiompull out (all) the stopsto do everything you can in order to achieve something:The vote is going to be really close, so it's vital that we pull out all the stops in the next week or two.France pulled out all the stops for this year's traditional Bastille Day parade, with thousands of soldiers, and 600 tanks processing down the Champs Elysées.Note This idiom comes from the organ, a large musical instrument in which the sound is made by air passing through pipes. The stops control the flow of air, and if you pull out all the stops, the organ makes as loud a sound as it can.
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