| |||
| на все деньги (4uzhoj) | |||
| очертя голову (n0m); на всю катушку (в перен. смысле); в полную силу (BrinyMarlin); на полную железку (VLZ_58) | |||
| на максимальной скорости (Look boys, this air raid needs to be done fast and efficiently; fly in balls to the wall, hit the targets, and get the heck out of there. n0m); самый полный ход (изначально в воен. авиации буквально означало подать ручку газа от себя до упора n0m) | |||
| English thesaurus | |||
| |||
| ⇒ balls to the walls | |||
| term used to describe an intense, or extreme situation (Origin: In aviation, the throttles (or power levers) are usually sticks with ball shaped ends. When a pilot wants full power, he moves the throttle forward towards the front wall of the cockpit. Thus, "balls to the walls" meant "full power".) | |||
|
balls to the wall : 11 phrases in 4 subjects |
| Figurative | 5 |
| General | 4 |
| Makarov | 1 |
| Soviet | 1 |