pull out all the stops

釋義

1. 牛津電影裡 100%

   竭盡全力；費九牛二虎之力

   to make the greatest effort possible to achieve sth

   I want you to pull out all the stops on this.

電影裡這樣說 · 3 部

• So we quit messing around and pulled out all the stops.The Sandlot1993
• I want you to pull out all the stops on this.Beaches1988
• An attorney from Vinson &Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room2005
• We're going to pull out all the stops for this one, Shelley.The House Bunny2008
• I'm sorry I didn't really pull out all the stops for graduation.Herbie: Fully Loaded2005
• Who told you to pull out all the stops on Mr. Gettys?The Devil's Advocate1997
• We've been working hard on this and we've really pulled out all the stops.Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room2005

在完整場景裡學

• 莫負當年情1988
  • 木棧道上兩個女孩初遇：blow a gasket（大發脾氣）
  • 試鏡落選後大發脾氣：pack it in（收攤）
  • 兩地書信互相打氣：falling apart（分崩離析）
• 安然：房間裡最聰明的人2005
  • 印度電廠成了廢墟：imaginary profits（並未到來的利潤）
  • 自己跟自己做買賣：both sides of the transaction（交易兩邊都佔）
  • 追問報表當場失控：losing it（當眾情緒崩了）

同一詞條的短語

• pull a fast one
• pull in different directions
• pull leg
• pull the other one
• pull the plug on
• pull your punches
• pull rabbit out of the hat
• pull rank
• pull the rug from under feet
• pull your socks up
• pull strings
• pull the strings