all hands on deck

== English == === Alternative forms === all hands to the deck === Interjection === all hands on deck (nautical) An order, on board ship, for all seamen of all watches to muster on deck immediately; normally shortened to "All hands" (by extension) A call for everyone to participate in something. Synonym: all hands to the pump ==== Descendants ==== → Dutch: alle hens aan dek (calque) ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== lost with all hands clear the decks === Further reading === “all hands on deck” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman. “all hands on deck”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “all hands on deck”, in Collins English Dictionary, 2011–present. “all hands on deck” (US) / “all hands on deck” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.