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Better ways to say “All hands on deck”
A nautical metaphor for "everyone's working on this."
i · Why avoid itTwo lines, no filler
Fine once. Worn out now. "Full team effort," "everyone is on this," or naming the people avoids the naval gloss.
ii · Before & afterDrop-in demo
Before
We're going all hands on deck for the launch.
After
Everyone is on the launch this week.
iii · The alternatives3 ways out
- 01Full team effort neutral
plain
A full team effort for the launch.
- 02Everyone is on it neutral
direct
Everyone is on the launch.
- 03Company-wide push neutral
bigger scale
A company-wide push this week.
iv · Brew tipKeep this one
If "all hands" isn't literally true, it shouldn't be used. Naming the group is often more motivating.