full-on

British

adjective

informal complete; unrestrained

full-on military intervention
full-on hard rock

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Bosmans also spoke out against full-on bans of games for children below a certain age -- as mooted by French President Emmanuel Macron last month ahead of an expert inquiry.

From Barron's

Climate scientist Daniel Swain described it as “a full-on summer heat wave in March” in a post on X.

From Los Angeles Times

“This is effectively a full-on summer heatwave in March,” Daniel Swain, a climate scientist, wrote on X.

From Los Angeles Times

Demi Moore, last year nominated for her daring comeback role in The Substance, returned and went full-on in feathers in a Gucci creation.

From BBC

Investors’ options bets on price swings have surged in recent days to their highest levels in years, according to Cboe Global Markets data, far surpassing when markets went haywire after Russia’s full-on invasion of Ukraine.

From The Wall Street Journal

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