full tilt boogie

== English == === Alternative forms === full-tilt boogie === Pronunciation === enPR: fŏŏl tĭlt bŏŏ-gi, IPA(key): /fʊl tɪlt ˈbʊ.ɡi/ Rhymes: -ʊɡi === Adverb === full tilt boogie (not comparable) (idiomatic) At the most extreme level; at full capacity. 2006, Mike Zimmerman, Men's Health; Succeed Like This Joker, Rodale, Inc., page 166: I told myself, I'm going to die reaching these goals. I had to go full-tilt boogie, or I'd suck. ==== Translations ==== === Noun === full tilt boogie (uncountable) (slang, idiomatic) An extreme level. 1990, Tony Swan, Popular Mechanics; Freewheeling, Hearst Magazines, page 30: 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. ==== Usage notes ==== Even though the phrase can stand alone, it is common to see the words at and in, forms of the verb go, and the phrase on the. ==== Synonyms ==== full throttle full-bore out of control ==== Translations ==== === Related terms === at full tilt full tilt === References === full tilt boogie