tehdä kaikkensa — meaning in English
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English meaning
- force noun Strength or power exerted to move, influence, or affect something.
Senses
tehdä kaikkensa is used for these senses in English:
- bend over backwards (idiomatic, informal) To make a great effort; to take extraordinary care; to go to great lengths.
- force (obsolete, reflexive, intransitive) To exert oneself, to do one's utmost. [from 14thc.]
- leave no stone unturned (figuratively) To perform a task carefully and thoroughly, not missing any step.
- move heaven and earth (idiomatic) To do whatever is necessary, including extreme or unusual actions; to go to extremes.
- pull out all the stops (idiomatic) To reserve or hold back nothing.
force — full definition
- noun Strength or power exerted to move, influence, or affect something.
- noun In physics, a push or pull on an object, measured in newtons.
- noun An organized group, especially military or police, with a command structure.
- verb To make someone do something against their will, or to make something happen through effort or pressure.
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