half-court press
US
a situation in which a person or organization makes a lot of effort to try to achieve something :
full-court press againstThey mounted a full-court press against the proposed regulations.
Broadcasters put a full court press on Congress to overturn the plan.
Most of the credit went to the two Arizona guards for breaking down Kentucky's notorious full-court press.
He promised a full court press by the federal government in confronting the fire threat.
This is a full-court press to try to get this finished by the end of the year.
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