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.
See also: force, out

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Eliso-Georgian
Kitty['kiti]
Darja-Slovene, Czech
Houda-Arabic
Rohit-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Odia, Gujarati, Kannada, Telugu, Nepali
IwoEE-vawPolish