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idiom. effort or pressure put on sombody to accomplish something
full-court-press What does full-court-press mean?
a total effort or offensive, an all-out effort to put pressure on someone, a basketball tactic in which the defenders put pressure on the opposing team over the entire court and try to disrupt the ot
The company used a full-court-press in order to pressure the manager to resign.
If someone preaches to the choir, they talking about a subject or issue with which their audience already agrees.
('Preaching to the converted' is an alternative form.)