full steam ahead
FOOL STEEM ah-HED
fʊl stiːm əˈhɛdListen
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with maximum effort, speed, and commitment, pushing forward vigorously toward a goal without hesitation or reservation; the phrase originates from the era of steam-powered ships and locomotives, when the command to go full steam ahead meant opening the throttle fully to deliver maximum power to the engines and propel the vessel at its greatest possible speed; in figurative use it describes the decision to commit fully to a course of action, abandoning caution or half-measures in favour of total mobilisation of available resources and energy toward the accomplishment of an objective
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