Idiom
empty the tank
Meaning
To make the utmost effort; to contribute to the absolute limit of one's energy and abilities.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“You must empty the tank to win this race.”
“The team knew they had to empty the tank during the final minutes to secure the championship victory.”
“Despite his exhaustion, the athlete chose to empty the tank in the closing stretch, leaving every ounce of his remaining strength on the track.”
Examples
simple
“You must empty the tank to win this race.”
contextual
“The team knew they had to empty the tank during the final minutes to secure the championship victory.”
complex
“Despite his exhaustion, the athlete chose to empty the tank in the closing stretch, leaving every ounce of his remaining strength on the track.”
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