give one's all
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give one's all
verb gives one's all · giving one's all · gave one's all · given one's all
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To make the utmost effort; to contribute, using all of one's abilities and resources.
Near-synonym: give it one's best shot
Similar: go all out, give 110%, pull out all the stops, do one's utmost, leave it all on the field, empty the tank, give it one's best shot
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To lose one's life while making the utmost effort with full commitment.
The Cemeterial Division . . . has taken up the huge task of establishing contact with the mothers or widows of the 30,000 American soldiers who gave their all and whose bodies rest in graves across the sea.
Similar: assume room temperature, auger in, be called home, be gathered to one's fathers, be like the the One, be no more, be with Jesus, be with the Lord, bite the big one, bite the biscuit, bite the dust, buy the farm
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verb make the utmost effort
| Español | dar el do de pecho, darle con todo |
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| Português | dar tudo de si, dar o seu melhor |
| Français | se donner à fond |
| Deutsch | alles geben |
| Ελληνικά | τα δίνω όλα ta díno óla |
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