shoot the works
Example Sentences
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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
He began using such phrases as "shoot the works," learned to count his calories, and started studying U.S. political history.
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.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
