One idea · 4 languages

“Pull out all the stops”in other languages

Make every possible effort.

  • English
  • French
  • Spanish
  • Swedish
Behind the words

Same idea, different pictures

English pulls every stop on a pipe organ, which lets it play at full power. Swedish sets every sail, sätta till alla klutar.

French makes an arrow out of any wood, faire flèche de tout bois, using whatever is at hand. Spanish throws the house out the window, tirar la casa por la ventana, sparing no expense; a popular story links it to lottery winners throwing out their old furniture.

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