at the top of one's lungs

English

Pronunciation

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Prepositional phrase

at the top of one's lungs

(idiomatic) Very loudly; as loudly as (vocally) possible.
- 2020, Bob Dylan, Murder Most Fowl:
  Wolfman Jack, he's speaking in tongues
  He's going on and on at the top of his lungs
He started screaming at the top of his lungs after his team scored.

Synonym: at the top of one's voice

Translations

very loudly — See also translations at at the top of one's voice

Czech: z plných plic, z plna hrdla (cs)
Danish: af sine lungers fulde kraft
Finnish: täysin palkein, kurkku suorana
French: à pleins poumons (fr), à tue-tête (fr)
German: aus voller Lunge, aus voller Kehle, aus voller Brust
Hindi: बहुत जोर से चिल्लाना (bahut jor se cillānā)
Hungarian: torkaszakadtából, ahogy a torkán kifér, teli torokból/tüdőből
Icelandic: fullum hálsi
Italian: a pieni polmoni
Portuguese: o mais alto que puder, a plenos pulmões
Russian: во всё го́рло (vo vsjó górlo)
Spanish: a pleno pulmón
Swedish: för full hals
Turkish: avazı çıktığı kadar

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