a palla
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Literally, “at ball”.
Prepositional phrase edit
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see a, palla.
- giocare a palla ― to play ball
- with extraordinary speed or impulse
- Synonyms: velocemente, a rotta di collo, a pieno regime
- correre a palla ― to run like hell (literally, “to run fast”)
- to the max; at full blast
- Synonym: a tutto volume
- tenere gli altoparlanti a palla ― to keep the speakers at full blast