pull out all stops

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpʊl‿aʊt‿ɔːl ˈstɒps/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpʊl‿aʊt‿ɔl ˈstɑps/, (cot–caught merger) /-ɑl-/ Rhymes: -ɒps === Verb === pull out all stops (third-person singular simple present pulls out all stops, present participle pulling out all stops, simple past and past participle pulled out all stops) Alternative form of pull out all the stops.