full blast

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blast definition


  1. n.
    an exciting party. : What a blast we had!
  2. n.
    a thrill; a kick. : The roller coaster was a blast.
  3. tv.
    to shoot someone with a gun. : The speeding car drove by, and somebody tried to blast him with a machine gun.
  4. tv.
    to attack or criticize someone or something verbally. : He blasted his brother until we all left in embarrassment.
  5. n.
    a verbal attack. : The senator leveled a blast at the administration.
  6. n.
    the kick or rushfrom taking or injecting a drug. (Drugs.) : With a blast like that, somebody's gonna get hooked fast.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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full blast definition


  1. mod.
    as strongly as possible. : He honked the horn full blast for a long time.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Idioms & Phrases

full blast

Also, at full blast. At full power, with great energy; also, as loud as possible. For example, The committee is working full blast on the plans, or The fanfare featured the trumpets at full blast. This expression transfers the strong currents of air used in furnaces to anything being done at full power. [Late 1700s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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