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
Upset but not shattered, Johnny decided to "shoot the works, go for the flag, think birdie."
From Time Magazine Archive
Metro, too, is prepared to shoot the works on its more ominously titled The Beginning or the End.
From Time Magazine Archive
There's one thing I can't do—and that is get away with a thing like that on false pretences—I'd rather shoot the works on one roll and crap than use the sort of dice that behave.
From Young People's Pride A Novel by Benét, Stephen Vincent
