2015年11月30日 · It was "full steam ahead" in the time of steamers. One of the last sophisticated sailing ships was the clipper. They were capable of crossing the Atlantic in something like 11 days. Had crews of up to 30 people. Pretty sophisticated stuff. The storm is over, the rain has slackened. Time to pick up speed.

2011年5月31日 · full steam ahead with all possible energy and enthusiasm full speed ahead 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.

2017年4月20日 · Please step up the speed of your activity. McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. move/step up a gear. to start to work or play more effectively or quickly than before With just five lengths to go, the German swimmer stepped up a gear and edged ahead to win the race. Cambridge Idioms Dictionary. step on the gas

2014年6月13日 · Help identifying the full name of the journal "Bull. soc. roumaine phys." How to dither binned data (following a geometric distribution) to recover the exponential distribution? Will trading a legendary Pokémon make it a 2-star?

2023年12月19日 · For example, "to regulate and especially to reduce the speed of (something, such as an engine) by such means". When someone says, throttle this, in my experience they mean, restrict it, slow it. So "full throttle" to me, would mean "to slow down as much as possible", "to fully restrict". But it seems it means the opposite, "maximum speed".

2012年6月22日 · Endeavour go ahead, throttle up. Fox (2009) Space Shuttle Launch. GIBBS # Throttle up. Throttle up! Airforce One (film, Beacon Pictures 1997) As we throttle up, gaining elevation, the scenery changes as quickly as the canyon ride at Disneyland. Get Your Motor Running, Forbes (2001)

2014年6月7日 · Ahead of the curve is an idiom for “Changing before competitors” or “in the forefront of change”. Another related phrase is “on the bleeding edge ”, which means using “Something very current or modern, where there may actually be a hazard or risk in using it”.

2014年4月2日 · Oxford Dictionary only lists "in its entirety", as does Cambridge (I checked for both US and UK English). ...

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