full-court press
noun/ˌfʊl kɔːt ˈpres/
/ˌfʊl kɔːrt ˈpres/
[singular] (North American English)- (in basketball) a way of attacking in which the members of a team stay close to their opponents over the whole area of playTopics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2
- (informal) a strong effort to influence somebody or a group of people by putting pressure on them
- The president has been making a full-court press for Catholic voters.
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