full blast

Idioms  

1. 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]

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full blast

"Our heating has to be on full blast because of her condition and I'm watching my electric meter tick around as fast as a double decker bus going downhill."

From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2026

Set to low, it outperforms any hair dryer; at full blast, it hits 162 mph.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2025

And they were the only patrons in the small room, situated away from the main viewing area where the volume was on full blast.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2025

The terrible scale of this American era comes rushing at full blast through three computer monitors—on the other end is Piker, and 30,000 people who want to believe in a better future.

From Slate ● Feb. 18, 2025

Instead of salsa music, police walkie-talkies were on full blast, bombarding the streets with what sounded like a nest of hissing snakes.

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez