全力以赴 (quán lì yǐ fù) — to go all out, to spare no effort, to make an all-out effort
Definition
A chengyu meaning 'to go all out' — focuses on committing 100% of your energy to one goal. Stronger than 尽力 ('do one's best'); compare 竭尽全力 (near-synonym, same intensity).
phrase
to go all outto spare no effortto make an all-out effort
Examples
- ，全力以赴。Wèi le kǎo shàng lǐ xiǎng de dà xué, tā quán lì yǐ fù zhǔn bèi le yì nián.He prepared for a whole year with all his effort in order to get into his dream university.
- ，全力以赴。Bǐ sài dào le zuì hòu guān tóu, duì yuán men quán lì yǐ fù zhēng qǔ shèng lì.At the final moment of the game, the team members went all out to fight for victory.
- 全力以赴，。Gōng sī shàng xià quán lì yǐ fù, zhōng yú àn shí wán chéng le xiàng mù.The whole company made an all-out effort and finally completed the project on time.
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