out in force

*out in force

Fig. appearing in great strength. (*Typically: be ~; come ~; go ~. See also out in large numbers.) What a night! The mosquitoes are out in force. The police went out in force over the holiday weekend.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Luba	-	Russian, Ukrainian
Fungai	-	Southern African, Shona
Anan (1)	-	Western African, Akan
Micheil	-	Scottish
Julienne	zhoo-lee-EN	French
Clementina	kle-men-TEE-nah (Italian, Spanish), klə-mən-TEE-nə (Portuguese)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese