full bore
At top speed
Full bore describes maximum intensity, speed, or effort, with nothing held back.
The expression comes from firearms and engines, where the bore is the interior diameter of a cylinder—operating at full bore means using the complete capacity.
The campaign went full bore in the final weeks.
She attacked the project full bore from day one.
It functions as both adverb and adjective: you can go full bore or mount a full-bore assault.
With complete effort
- maximumGreatest permitted quantity
- flat-outTotal, without reservation
- pedal to the metalMaximum automotive acceleration
- balls to the wallTotal maximum effort
no holds barred · guns blazing · hammer down · wide open · redline · overdrive · hell-bent · gung-ho
Power flow controller
- valveFluid flow controller
- cylinderCircular-based solid form
- barrelHooped cylindrical vessel
- caliberBore diameter or quality
shotgun · rifle · carburetor · intake · exhaust · piston · chamber · gauge
Without bounds or restrictions
- unconstrainedHaving no restrictions
- unrestrainedNot held back
- uninhibitedFree from self-censorship
- uncheckedNot controlled or limited
unhindered · unfettered · unbridled · absolute · total · complete · without limit · wide open
Firm pledge to act
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
grit · drive · relentless · tireless · wholehearted · unstinting · unsparing · single-minded
all-out
With complete effort
- maximumGreatest permitted quantity
- flat-outTotal, without reservation
- pedal to the metalMaximum automotive acceleration
balls to the wall · no holds barred · guns blazing · hammer down · wide open · redline · overdrive · hell-bent · gung-ho · breakneck
throttle
Power flow controller
caliber · shotgun · rifle · carburetor · intake · exhaust · piston · chamber · gauge · drilling
unlimited
Without bounds or restrictions
- unconstrainedHaving no restrictions
- unrestrainedNot held back
- uninhibitedFree from self-censorship
unchecked · unhindered · unfettered · unbridled · absolute · total · complete · without limit · wide open · unimpeded
commitment
Firm pledge to act
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
tenacity · grit · drive · relentless · tireless · wholehearted · unstinting · unsparing · single-minded · all-in
- maximum effortall-out, go all out, go hard, all in, go for broke
full borehalf-hearted
Lacking sincerity or zeal
halfhearted · half-assed · minimal effort · going through the motions · halfheartedly
full boreleisurely
Done without urgency
unhurried · plodding · at a snail's pace · snail's pace · slowly
full borecautiously
In a guarded manner
gingerly · tentatively · guardedly · timidly · measured
full, fill, boring, bore, fully, bored, fulfill, boredom, fullest