Third-person singular simple present indicative form of stop and smell the roses

simple past tense and past participle of stop and smell the roses

plural of felony traffic stop

(idiomatic) To reserve or hold back nothing.

(Britain, slang, humorous) Crazy; mad.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pull out all the stops

present participle of pull out all the stops

simple past tense and past participle of pull out all the stops

When finding oneself in a troubling situation, one should first make sure one is not making the situation worse by his own actions before addressing all other causes.

Synonym of if you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging