all-out
adjective/ˌɔːl ˈaʊt/
/ˌɔːl ˈaʊt/
[only before noun]- using or involving every possible effort and done in a very determined way
- all-out war
- an all-out attack on the opposition
Oxford Collocations DictionaryAll-out is used with these nouns:- assault
- attack
- blitz
- …
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