Example
“The dishonest developer would stop at nothing to force the tenants out.”
Dictionary details
Related idioms
Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.
pull out all the stops
Informal · CEFR C1
to make the maximum possible effort, holding nothing back
batten down the hatches
Neutral · CEFR B2
to prepare yourself and your resources for an approaching difficult situation
give someone the slip
Neutral · CEFR B2
to escape or evade someone who is following or pursuing you
go for broke
Neutral · CEFR B2
to stake everything on one final effort to win or succeed
open the floodgates
Neutral · CEFR B2
To remove a restraint and allow something to increase rapidly, often beyond control.
out on a limb
Neutral · CEFR B2
in a vulnerable position after taking an unusual or unsupported risk
Source methodology
Meanings, register, CEFR, and examples come from the reviewed dictionary record. Expression notes may describe a reviewed present-day word picture or a background note; they are not presented as verified etymology.