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at) full throttle
As fast as something or someone can go.
Once Tom caught the ball, he took off at full throttle toward the end zone.
I started feeling nauseous on the way home because Kelly was driving full throttle on a windy highway.
At the sound of police sirens, the partygoers bolted at full throttle in all directions.
See also: full, throttle
at full throttle
As fast as something or someone can go
Once Tom caught the ball, he took off at full throttle toward the end zone.
I started feeling nauseous on the way home because Kelly was driving at full throttle on a windy highway.
See also: full, throttle
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2022 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.
at full throttle or full throttle
If you do something at full throttle or full throttle, you do it with all your energy and effort. Many violinists continue playing at full throttle well into old age. She was a high-powered Western businesswoman who went at things full throttle. Note: When someone is behaving like this, you can say they are at full throttle or are in full throttle. This was the actress whom I had seen in full throttle in performance the previous year. Note: Full throttle is used in other structures with a similar meaning. Palmer gives it full throttle on his latest album. Note: If an engine is operating at full throttle, it is operating at its maximum speed.
See also: full, throttle
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. © HarperCollins Publishers 2012
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(at) full throttle
full throttle
throttle
tilt
full tilt
full tilt, at
(at) full tilt
at full tilt
at top speed
turn someone upside down