- might and main
- (with) might and main
formal
with all your effort and strength.
War is something we should be working might and main to avoid.
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might and main — This means with all your effort and strength. As he failed in the previous exam,the student tried might and main to pass the next one … The small dictionary of idiomes
might and main — adverb : with might and main : vigorously such as any sage practical politician would strive might and main to avoid G.E.G.Catlin * * * might and main Utmost strength • • • Main Entry: ↑main might and main Utmost strength … Useful english dictionary
might and main — 1. adverb With all ones strength; as hard as one can. I found myself hanging on the skysail yard, holding on might and main to the mast; and curling my feet round the rigging, as if they were another pair of hands. 2. noun All ones strength.… … Wiktionary
With all one's might and main — Main Main, n. [AS. m[ae]gen strength, power, force; akin to OHG. magan, Icel. megin, and to E. may, v. [root]103. See {May}, v.] 1. Strength; force; might; violent effort. [Obs., except in certain phrases.] [1913 Webster] There were in this… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
With might and main — Main Main, n. [AS. m[ae]gen strength, power, force; akin to OHG. magan, Icel. megin, and to E. may, v. [root]103. See {May}, v.] 1. Strength; force; might; violent effort. [Obs., except in certain phrases.] [1913 Webster] There were in this… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
With might and main — Might Might, n. [AS. meaht, miht, from the root of magan to be able, E. may; akin to D. magt, OS. maht, G. macht, Icel. m[=a]ttr, Goth. mahts. [root]103. See {May}, v.] Force or power of any kind, whether of body or mind; energy or intensity of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
might and main — Synonyms and related words: amperage, armipotence, authority, beef, black power, brute force, charge, charisma, clout, cogence, cogency, compulsion, dint, drive, duress, effect, effectiveness, effectuality, effort, elbow grease, endeavor,… … Moby Thesaurus
with might and main — (with) might and main formal with all your effort and strength. War is something we should be working might and main to avoid … New idioms dictionary
with might and main — {adv. phr.} With full strength or complete effort. * /The sailors pulled the rope with might and main./ * /John tried with all his might and main to solve the problem./ … Dictionary of American idioms
with might and main — {adv. phr.} With full strength or complete effort. * /The sailors pulled the rope with might and main./ * /John tried with all his might and main to solve the problem./ … Dictionary of American idioms
