at the top of one's lungs

English

Pronunciation

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Prepositional phrase

at the top of one's lungs

1. (idiomatic) As loudly as vocally possible.

   Synonym: at the top of one's voice

   She started screaming at the top of her lungs when she saw a snake.

   • 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

Translations

as loudly as possible — see also 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 (de), aus voller Brust (de)
• Hindi: बहुत जोर से चिल्लाना (bahut jor se cillānā)
• Hungarian: torkaszakadtából (hu), ahogy a torkán kifér, teli torokból/tüdőből
• Icelandic: fullum hálsi
• Italian: a pieni polmoni
• Polish: ile sił w płucach
• Portuguese: o mais alto que puder, a plenos pulmões
• Russian: во всё го́рло (vo vsjo górlo)
• Spanish: a pleno pulmón
• Swedish: för full hals
• Turkish: avazı çıktığı kadar