ALL HANDS ON DECK Definition & Meaning

all hands on deck

Sometimes all hands

[awl handz on dek]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

interjection

(used as an order to all members of a ship’s crew to report to the deck at once, as in an emergency).
We were roused from our bunks by shouts of “All hands on deck!”

idiom

(used as a call for the immediate assistance of everyone present or available).
We only have two days till the deadline, people, so—all hands on deck!
immediate and concerted effort, or a situation that calls for it.
We can nip crime in the bud if we go at it with all hands on deck.
If the server goes down, it’s going to be all hands on deck.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of all hands on deck¹

First recorded in 1680–90

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Now, facing a must-win situation, it’s all hands on deck, the Anteaters coach said — Ojeda included.

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For the Indy 500, Susilo said it’s all hands on deck, so most of Honda’s race-day engineers are in Indianapolis where the telemetry will be broadcast to their work stations in trailers at the track.

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"Cancel vacations, cancel other appointments," she said, adding: "I expect all hands on deck."

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When Clippers coach Tyronn Lue said, “we’re fighting for our lives” and that “right now we need all hands on deck,” it was clear that they were doing all in their power to stay alive for the sixth seed, the automatic playoff spot and avoid the NBA’s play-in tournament.

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“It would be great to pull together a GM call and have you join. Stress urgency, importance of all hands on deck?”

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