all-hands-on-deck
adjective
: of, relating to, or being a situation in which every available person is needed or called to assist
an all-hands-on-deck effort
"Overwhelmingly the response I heard is that we need an all-hands-on-deck approach to stopping the spread of COVID-19 in Wisconsin," [Governor Tony] Evers said.—
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During major storms, the agency takes an all-hands-on-deck approach, enlisting anyone on staff who’s licensed to drive a snowplow.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 4 Jan. 2025
According to the complaint, several parties had to partake in an all-hands-on-deck meeting to address Lively’s claims of a hostile work environment.
—Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2024
The cast of the Colleen Hoover adaptation allegedly explicitly addressed poor behavior by Baldoni — who directed the film in addition to playing Lively’s on-screen love interest — and the hostile work environment in an all-hands-on-deck meeting during filming.
—Claire Franken, TVLine, 21 Dec. 2024
Thus, fixing climate change, Johnson shows, calls for an all-hands-on-deck approach, because there’s no silver bullet to this massive, multifaceted problem.
—Joe Spring, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
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Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 4 Jan. 2025
According to the complaint, several parties had to partake in an all-hands-on-deck meeting to address Lively’s claims of a hostile work environment.
—Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2024
The cast of the Colleen Hoover adaptation allegedly explicitly addressed poor behavior by Baldoni — who directed the film in addition to playing Lively’s on-screen love interest — and the hostile work environment in an all-hands-on-deck meeting during filming.
—Claire Franken, TVLine, 21 Dec. 2024
Thus, fixing climate change, Johnson shows, calls for an all-hands-on-deck approach, because there’s no silver bullet to this massive, multifaceted problem.
—Joe Spring, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
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“All-hands-on-deck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all-hands-on-deck. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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