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
Elsje-Dutch
GudrunGOOD-roon (German)Norse Mythology, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German
Jan (3)-Medieval English
Sami (1)SAH-meeFinnish
Esen-Turkish
Tenzin-Tibetan, Bhutanese