full tilt boogie
/fʊl tɪlt ˈbʊ.ɡi/
full tilt boogie adverb: at the most extreme level; at full capacity.
Adverb
full tilt boogie (not comparable)
- At the most extreme level; at full capacity.
- So we ran, full tilt boogie. Behind us, the footsteps echoed. ¶ Natalie and I shot around the corner. Before our pursuers appeared, I pointed up. Natalie flapped to the roof. I scrambled after her.2004, Bruce Hale, The Malted Falcon, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, page 55
- I told myself, I'm going to die reaching these goals. I had to go full-tilt boogie, or I'd suck.2006, Mike Zimmerman, Men's Health; Succeed Like This Joker, Rodale, Inc., page 166
Noun
full tilt boogie (uncountable)
- An extreme level.
- Full capacity is the zinger, of course. When production hits full-tilt boogie sometime this year, the annualized rate will be about 40,000 units.1990, Tony Swan, Popular Mechanics; Freewheeling, Hearst Magazines, page 30
- Within a year of his release, he'd OD'd on the full-tilt boogie.2007, Alafair Burke, Dead Connection, Macmillan, page 203
- Synonyms:
- full throttle, full-bore, out of control
full tilt boogie meaning in Bengali
full tilt boogie in Bengali
- অত্যন্ত চরম পর্যায় এ, পূর্ণ ক্ষমতায়, একটি চরম পর্যায়
Synonyms of full tilt boogie
Forms of full tilt boogie
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Words that rhyme with full tilt boogie
Questions about full tilt boogie
- What does full tilt boogie mean?
- Full tilt boogie means at the most extreme level; at full capacity.
- What is full tilt boogie in Bengali?
- Full tilt boogie in Bengali is অত্যন্ত চরম পর্যায় এ, পূর্ণ ক্ষমতায়, একটি চরম পর্যায়. See Full tilt boogie meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is full tilt boogie?
- Full tilt boogie can be an adverb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce full tilt boogie?
- Full tilt boogie is pronounced /fʊl tɪlt ˈbʊ.ɡi/.
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