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.
Synonym: at the top of one's voice

He started screaming at the top of his lungs after his team scored.
- 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

very loudly — 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
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

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