FULL-COURT PRESS


Meaning of FULL-COURT PRESS in English

ˌfull-court ˈpress BrE AmE noun [singular]

1 . a method of defending in a strong way in ↑ basketball

2 . American English informal the use of pressure or influence by several groups on someone:

The DEA and the Justice Department put a full-court press on the drug barons.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.