How to Pronounce "balls to the wall"
expression
BAWLZ tuh thuh WAHL
BAWLZ tuh WAWL
Definition
An informal expression meaning to do something as fast, hard, or intensely as possible, without holding back.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈbɔɫz/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈwɔɫ
British English
bˈɔːlz/ /tˈuː/ /ðə, ði/ /wˈɔːl
Simplified Pronunciation
US
BAWLZ tuh thuh WAHL
UK
BAWLZ tuh WAWL
Listen in Context
The athletes went balls to the wall during the final race.
He worked balls to the wall to finish the project on time.
Let's go balls to the wall and win this game!
They went balls to the wall trying to meet their sales goals last quarter.