Idiom
empty the clip
Meaning
To compete with great vigor, especially by making numerous scoring attempts.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The team decided to empty the clip in the final minutes.”
“Trailing by ten points, the coach told his players to empty the clip and shoot from everywhere.”
“Recognizing that this championship match was their final opportunity for glory, the strikers chose to empty the clip, launching wave after wave of relentless attacks against the exhausted defense.”
Examples
simple
“The team decided to empty the clip in the final minutes.”
contextual
“Trailing by ten points, the coach told his players to empty the clip and shoot from everywhere.”
complex
“Recognizing that this championship match was their final opportunity for glory, the strikers chose to empty the clip, launching wave after wave of relentless attacks against the exhausted defense.”
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