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Vocabulary
Pulling out the stops
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"Meanwhile, industry insiders say they are expecting to see a very significant increase in all titles, with rival newspapers also pulling out the stops to attract former NoW readers." [From today's BBC web site.]
What does the phrase "...pulling out the stops ..." mean in this context?
Thank you.
"Meanwhile, industry insiders say they are expecting to see a very significant increase in all titles, with rival newspapers also pulling out the stops to attract former NoW readers." [From today's BBC web site.]
What does the phrase "...pulling out the stops ..." mean in this context?
Thank you.
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Hi, doing everything they possibly can I imagine this idiom is derived from the musical insrument called a pipe organ. The player pulls out things on the keyboard called 'stops' in order to increase the volume of sound to its maximum . Clive
- Hi, doing everything they possibly can I imagine this idiom is derived from the musical insrument called a pipe organ.
- The player pulls out things on the keyboard called 'stops' in order to increase the volume of sound to its maximum .
- Clive
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Hi,
doing everything they possibly can
I imagine this idiom is derived from the musical insrument called a pipe organ. The player pulls out things on the keyboard called 'stops' in order to increase the volume of sound to its maximum.
doing everything they possibly can
I imagine this idiom is derived from the musical insrument called a pipe organ. The player pulls out things on the keyboard called 'stops' in order to increase the volume of sound to its maximum.
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