- (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!”
- (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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