full blast
Example Sentences
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They would spend the time preparing themselves to boldly confront the tardy person and “read them the riot act,” an expression that means to scold someone so thoroughly that he or she will feel as if they have been sprayed full blast with a fire hose.
From Literature
When the Red Hot Chili Peppers came to life, he turned the volume up full blast and kept walking in circles.
From Literature
"I can settle up my affairs. I can turn the heating up full blast, and that will be wonderful," 92-year-old Betty Brown told the BBC.
From BBC
Mandhana did not so much as set the tone, but crank the volume up to full blast as she and Rawal put on the highest partnership against Australia in Women's World Cup history.
From BBC
Set to low, it outperforms any hair dryer; at full blast, it hits 162 mph.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
