balls to the walls 

Term used to describe an intense, or extreme situation.

Origin: In aviation, the throttles (or power levers) are usually sticks with ball shaped ends. When a pilot wants full power, he moves the throttle forward towards the front wall of the cockpit. Thus, "balls to the walls" meant "full power".

When Dr. Smith's patient suffered a cardiac arrest, the code team went balls to the walls.

balls to the walls by davechandler May 13, 2005

Balls to that 

A less obscene way of saying, "fuck that". An expression of laziness and lack of enthusiasm/interest to do what is asked.

"Stop lazing about and do some god damn work!"

"...Balls to that."

Balls to that by Dedguy August 2, 2009

balls to it 

More popular in the UK, this phrase is used to show disgust or apathy towards something, represented by the 'it'. Similar to fuck it or screw it in the US.

Person 1: Shouldn't we pick up our garbage?
Person 2: Balls to it.

They leave the garbage.

balls to it by Ambrosius March 8, 2011

balls to drop 

balls to drop is a term for lack of courage. A reward for an act of courage your "balls could drop". Turning you from a boy to a man.

Steve: I am not going to jump off the diving board. I don't even know how to swim.

Ryan: Come on man, get those balls to drop.

Steve (jumps and swims): that wasn't too bad, I did fine.

Ryan: Congratulations, I think at 45 years old, your balls have officially dropped. Your voices sounds deeper too.

balls to drop by Mitchell man September 3, 2010

Balls to mouth

A state of great shame, reached after performing a task so poorly that you wish you could hang your head all the way into your lap.

Guy: How'd you do on that test, dude?
Dude: Oh man, I totally went balls to mouth.
Guy: Rough!

Balls to mouth by furrysmurf February 12, 2010

Balls to you 

Balls to you is an aggressive term where you mean to say that you don't care. It's a synonym for "Screw you"

Boy 1- If you do not listen to me you'll have to face the consequences.
Boy 2- Balls to you ,dude

Balls to you by BumchinBabe November 12, 2018

balls to the wall 

This term significantly predates airplanes all together. The term "balls to the wall" originated with James Watt's invention of the centrifugal governor used on early steam engines (circa 1774, well before the Wright brothers at Kitty Hawk). Over the years, these types of governors were adapted for use on various other types of engines, including many aircraft engines. Some aircraft have a ball shape at the end of the throttle control, which is actually a clever reference to the governor mechanism, no doubt conceived by a witty designer. It is easy to see where one could get the (wrong) impression that "balls to the wall" would indicate the position of the throttle lever, when in fact, the term, strictly speaking, is a reference to the position of the weights on the governor.

Increase engine speed! Balls to the wall!

balls to the wall by engineering etymologist July 20, 2010