- full steam (or speed) ahead
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full steam ahead — ► full steam (or speed) ahead proceeding with as much speed or energy as possible. Main Entry: ↑full … English terms dictionary
full speed ahead — ► full steam (or speed) ahead proceeding with as much speed or energy as possible. Main Entry: ↑full … English terms dictionary
full steam/speed ahead — used to say that something is being done with as much speed and power as possible The work started slowly, but now it s full steam ahead. The campaign is going full speed ahead. • • • Main Entry: ↑full … Useful english dictionary
full steam ahead — see under ↑steam • • • Main Entry: ↑full full steam ahead 1. Forward at the greatest speed possible 2. With maximum effort • • • Main Entry: ↑steam … Useful english dictionary
full steam ahead — with all possible energy and enthusiasm. The real estate market has heated up, and building is going full steam ahead. Usage notes: sometimes used in the form it s full steam ahead: It s full steam ahead for Internet service providers today.… … New idioms dictionary
full — Ⅰ. full [1] ► ADJECTIVE 1) containing or holding as much or as many as possible; having no empty space. 2) (full of) having a large number or quantity of. 3) not lacking or omitting anything; complete. 4) (full of) unable to stop talking or… … English terms dictionary
full — full1 adjective 1》 containing or holding as much or as many as possible; having no empty space. ↘having eaten as much as one is able. ↘filled with intense emotion. ↘(full of) having a large number or quantity of. ↘(full of) unable … English new terms dictionary
full steam ahead — Proceed without delay at maximum speed … A concise dictionary of English slang
full — full1 W1S1 [ful] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(no space)¦ 2¦(including everything)¦ 3¦(highest amount/level)¦ 4¦(having a lot of something)¦ 5¦(food)¦ 6¦(emphasis)¦ 7¦(busy)¦ 8¦(rank)¦ 9 be full of yourself 10 be full of crap/shi … Dictionary of contemporary English
Steam engine — A steam engine is a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid. [ [http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/564472/steam engine steam engine Britannica Online Encyclopedia ] ] Steam engines have a long history,… … Wikipedia
