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"ref": "2006 July 5, Tom Withers, “Cleveland scores nine in fifth inning”, in USA Today, retrieved 2011-06-19",
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"ref": "2009 December 30, “Bruce Springsteen Honored at Kennedy Center”, in Rolling Stone, retrieved 2011-06-19",
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"(idiomatic) To make the utmost effort; to contribute to the absolute limit of one's energy and abilities."
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"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "make the utmost effort",
"word": "tyhjentää takkinsa"
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"sense": "make the utmost effort",
"word": "antaa kaikkensa"
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"sense": "make the utmost effort",
"word": "se donner à fond"
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},
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"word": "go for broke"
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"sense": "make the utmost effort",
"word": "tyhjentää takkinsa"
},
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"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "make the utmost effort",
"word": "antaa kaikkensa"
},
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"sense": "make the utmost effort",
"word": "se donner à fond"
},
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"sense": "make the utmost effort",
"word": "fare del proprio meglio"
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"word": "empty the tank"
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