leave nothing in the tank

A form of empty the tank — To make the utmost effort; to contribute to the absolute limit of one's energy and abilities.

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Meanings

verbleave nothing in the tank (third-person singular simple present leaves nothing in the tank, present participle leaving nothing in the tank, simple past and past participle left nothing in the tank)

present singular third person leaves nothing in the tank · participle present leaving nothing in the tank · participle past left nothing in the tank · past left nothing in the tank

  1. alternativeAlternative form of empty the tank.

    “Give it your all and leave nothing in the tank,” he said. “My dad told me this when he coached me.”

    2011 May 27, Percy Hebert, “Gagnon drafted in WHL”, in Quesnel Cariboo Observer, Canada, retrieved 21 Jun 2011
Cite this entry
APA

leave nothing in the tank. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leave%20nothing%20in%20the%20tank

MLA

“leave nothing in the tank.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leave%20nothing%20in%20the%20tank. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leave nothing in the tank,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leave%20nothing%20in%20the%20tank.

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