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
Durans-Late Roman
ElĪNa-Latvian
ChristopherKRIS-tə-fərEnglish
Ricardaree-KAHR-dah (Spanish)Spanish, German
Basemmath-Biblical Greek
Mira (2)-Bulgarian, Macedonian, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Polish