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You put your heart and soul into everything and shoot the works, because you got energy and strength and purpose.

From New York Times • Oct. 13, 2022

The dish shows how good Ms. Blamey can be when she starts with underestimated ingredients like cabbages and onion and decides to shoot the works.

From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2022

President would have from satellites, radar and other means, he would decide to shoot the works.

From Time Magazine Archive

At Okinawa, where they lost 4,072 planes in 86 days, did the Japanese "shoot the works?"

From Time Magazine Archive

"Sure," said Roberts, then spoke into the phone: "All right, Bill, shoot the works."

From Hellhounds of the Cosmos by Simak, Clifford D.




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