shoot the works
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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
Although London's antiaircraft defense is far heavier than any other British city's, Luftwaffe was apparently ordered and geared to shoot the works.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Now shoot the works," said the helicopter man evenly.
From Morale A Story of the War of 1941-43 by Murray Leinster
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