balls to the wall

Originally a military term for pushing maximum G-Forces in a jetfighter aircraft, as in pushing the ball of a throttle as high up as it will go (virtually touching the wall of the dashboard).

Fast; hectic; pushed to the limits

We hit the road, balls to the wall; The fighter let loose on his opponent, balls to the wall.

balls to the wall by Greg Novak November 15, 2003

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balls to the metal

This phrase is a combination of balls to the wall and pedal to the metal. It is used to describe the reckless courage displayed by an automobile driver who performs death-defying driving maneuvers to escape pursuing law enforcement.

Guy 1: Did you see Vanishing Point last night?

Guy 2: Yeah, Kowalski really put his balls to the metal and left those cops in the dust!

balls to the metal by grovemeister July 23, 2008

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balls to the wall

givin it all you got

balls to the wall by Anonymous November 2, 2003

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Balls to the wall

Overconfidence in something.

Jack Pirogue made a bet in a bar in Cincinnati that he would make 2 of 3 darts into the double bullseye or his friends could mail his balls to the wall. He did not make the throws and had his ballsack cut off and nailed to the bar, coincidentally named Jack's. To this day if you go to the bar you can see a leathery dried up ballsack nailed to the wall.

Jack is crazy. He bet nailing his balls to the wall he could make that shot.

Balls to the wall by GimpyMcGimpo May 29, 2020