full-bore

[fool-bawr, -bohr]

adjective

1. moving or operating at the greatest speed or with maximum power.

adverb

1. to the fullest extent; with the greatest power, speed, force, etc..

   The cars drove full-bore down the straightaway.

Word History and Origins

Origin of full-bore¹

First recorded in 1660–70, for an earlier sense

Example Sentences

In 2005, he went full-bore reality, starring in “Hogan Knows Best” which focused on his family life with wife Linda, son Nick and daughter Brooke.

From Los Angeles Times

“It was a full-bore public shaming, imbued with an unhinged and vicious glee that we hadn’t experienced since, well, the last time millions of strangers rallied to the cause of destroying someone’s life — but magnified by the fact that everything and everyone involved was a standard menu item at the Things You Love to Hate buffet,” she wrote.

From Los Angeles Times

Actually, Newsom would need to start running full-bore the minute he’s termed out as governor in about two years — and be warming up long before.

From Los Angeles Times

After spending some time in the past couple of years as a leadership ally who’d urge her allies on the far right to think practically, she’s apparently returned to being a full-bore dimwit.

From Slate

The president said Israel was considering “going into Rafah full-bore.”

From New York Times