“Pull out all the stops”in other languages
Make every possible effort.
English
French
Spanish
Swedish
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.
More sayings in other languages
- Pull someone's leg
- Pull the wool over someone's eyes
- Pull up stakes
- Put something on the back burner
- Put the cart before the horse
- Rack one's brains
- It's raining cats and dogs
- Raise hell
- Read someone the riot act