alle Register ziehen
to pull out all the stops
Türkçe: elinden geleni ardına koymamak
Watch out. Nuance: implies great effort.
In a sentence
Which form of ziehen fills the gap?
Die Anwältin ____ alle Register, um den Prozess zu gewinnen.
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Die Anwältin zieht alle Register, um den Prozess zu gewinnen.
How it is used
Means 'to pull out all the stops'. Idiomatic/colloquial register. Use when someone uses every resource to succeed. Origin: organ stops. Nuance: implies great effort.
Other collocations built on ziehen
- sich aus der Affäre ziehento extricate oneself from a tricky situation
- etw. in Betracht ziehento take something into consideration
- Bilanz ziehento take stock
- in Erwägung ziehento consider
- ins Feld ziehento march into battle
- vor Gericht ziehento decide to sue someone
- ein Gesicht ziehento pull a face
- einen Gewinn ziehen aus+Dat.to derive a profit/benefit from something
All 30 collocations built on ziehen
More from Kommunikation
- etw. in Frage stellento question something
- eine Debatte eröffnento formally open a debate, often by a chairperson
- eine Forderung erhebento raise a demand
- eine Zusicherung verlangento insist on receiving a formal promise or guarantee
- Fürsprache einlegento put in a good word
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