open the throttle

There’s no point for an environmental patrol boat to get out in the deep channel and then just open the throttle up.

Talking to more than a dozen operators of restaurants and nightspots, few were planning to open the throttle this weekend, and talking about gradual reopenings that could take weeks or months.

After which Liverpool began to open the throttle, but struggled to find any real clarity close to goal.

More recently, Trump has increased pressure on GOP leadership to open the throttle on an investigation into the Obama administration, a transparent effort to justify his baseless "Obamagate" accusations.

All I wanted to do was open the throttle and head downriver to where the others were searching.