go all out

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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)

1. (idiomatic) To reserve nothing; to put forth all possible effort or resources.

   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

   They went all out for his eightieth birthday party and chartered a tour boat on the bay.

   • 1985 October 8, Chaoren Guo, Huang Chang Changlu, “Hu Yaobang Revisits Route of Long March”, in Daily Report: China‎, volume I, number 195, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, →ISSN, →OCLC, page K 1:

     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.