go all out
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To put forth the utmost amount of energy, effort, enthusiasm, and/or resources (toward some task or action). You'll be going against a state champion in the next match, so you'll have to go all out if you want to beat her! The company went all out for Sam's retirement party, making it a gala affair and sparing no expense.
go all out (for someone or something)
to do everything possible for someone or something. We went all out for George and threw a big party on his return. We went all out and it was not appreciated at all.
go all out
If you go all out, you try as hard as possible to achieve something. If I had the choice over again, I would go all out for a degree in the Humanities and specialize in teaching. I had to go all out to limit my losses.