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go all out

make the greatest possible effort

If you go all out, you use as much effort, money, or energy as possible to make something impressive.

B2 common mostly spoken

expression

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Is the party going to be simple?

Not at all. We're going all out.

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We went all out for Mum's sixtieth birthday.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: They went all in for the wedding.

Say: They went all out for the wedding.

“Go all out” means make the maximum effort; “go all in” is usually about committing to a risk or decision.

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How it fits in a sentence.

go all out for something; go all out to do something

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We went all out for Mum's sixtieth birthday.

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go all out

make the greatest possible effort

“We went all out for Mum's sixtieth birthday.”

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