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make an all-out effort What does make an all-out effort mean?	make a big effort	The police made an all-out effort to discover who had robbed the three banks.
make an all-out effort What does make an all-out effort mean?	to make a big effort	The police made an all-out effort to discover who had robbed the bank.
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let down one`s hair What does "let down one`s hair" mean?	relax, act freely and naturally	Everybody at the party let down their hair and had a good time.

by a mile What does "by a mile" mean?	by a great distance	The runner won the race by a mile.
give (someone) a run for their money What does "give (someone) a run for their money" mean?	to give someone a challenge	Our team gave the stronger teams a run for their money during the championship finals.
on deck What does "on deck" mean?	to be on the deck of a boat or a ship	When we were on the ship we spent most of the time on deck.
on (someone's) shoulders What does "on (someone's) shoulders" mean?	someone's responsibility	I don't want to have the failure of the project on my shoulders.
Dead air What does "Dead air" mean?	When there is a period of total silence, there is dead air.
give it to (someone) What does "give it to (someone)" mean?	to punish or scold someone	The father gave it to his son when the boy came back late with the car.

out of the way What does "out of the way" mean?	to be remote	We went to an out-of-the-way restaurant for our first dinner together.
devil of a job What does "devil of a job" mean?	a very difficult job	Everybody thought that unloading the truck was a devil of a job.
cut out for (something) What does "cut out for (something)" mean?	to have a talent for something, to be suited for something	I do not think that I am cut out for the travelling that is required for my job.

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Make An All Out Effort Idiom