It's all or nothing. There is not turning back. Reach down, dig for the biggest pair you can find, and go!
Okay Ted, there are close to 15 guys behind those hedges, and two of us. Balls to the wall time. Lets go.
by Regainer May 16, 2011
1. One of the ways to get back in during a game of wall-ball. If a player is knocked out he has to stand against the wall while the other players throw the ball at him. If it is an informal game played by friends the guy will have to stand there for either a specified period of time, or a specified number of shots. He will be allowed to cover his crotch with one or both hands. In serious games the crotch can not be covered and the guy has to stand there until the next person gets out.
2. The phrase you shout when someone gets out and you are playing with these rules
2. The phrase you shout when someone gets out and you are playing with these rules
Sam touches the ball and does not touch the wall in time
Bill shouts balls to the wall! Sam walks to the wall and covers his crotch while the other guys take turns trying to hit him. After thirty seconds Sam comes back into the game. This is balls to the wall.
Bill shouts balls to the wall! Sam walks to the wall and covers his crotch while the other guys take turns trying to hit him. After thirty seconds Sam comes back into the game. This is balls to the wall.
by Rainchecker22 October 21, 2010
"Holy shit Paddy you were really givin' er last night... You were balls to the wall. Fuck"
-Previous night Paddy was so wasted he took his Balls out of his pants and was rubbing them on the wall.
-Previous night Paddy was so wasted he took his Balls out of his pants and was rubbing them on the wall.
by 07alldia March 07, 2014
term used by pilots. when accelerating quickly, the throttle is pushed all the way to the panel and the throttle lever (ball) actually touches the panel (wall). Hence, balls to the wall.
by Geoff Ahn September 30, 2003
To push to the limit, go all out, full speed.
A very colorful phrase, one needs to be careful when using "balls to the wall". Although its real origin is very benign, mos people assume it is a reference to testicles.
In fact it is from fighter planes. The "balls" are knobs atop the plane's throttle control. Pushing the throttle all the way forward, to the wall of the cockpit, is to apply full throttle.
A very colorful phrase, one needs to be careful when using "balls to the wall". Although its real origin is very benign, mos people assume it is a reference to testicles.
In fact it is from fighter planes. The "balls" are knobs atop the plane's throttle control. Pushing the throttle all the way forward, to the wall of the cockpit, is to apply full throttle.
by blahblahblah March 30, 2005
Term used to describe an intense, or extreme situation.
Origin: In aviation, the throttles (or power levers) are usually sticks with ball shaped ends. When a pilot wants full power, he moves the throttle forward towards the front wall of the cockpit. Thus, "balls to the walls" meant "full power".
Origin: In aviation, the throttles (or power levers) are usually sticks with ball shaped ends. When a pilot wants full power, he moves the throttle forward towards the front wall of the cockpit. Thus, "balls to the walls" meant "full power".
by davechandler March 07, 2005
This term significantly predates airplanes all together. The term "balls to the wall" originated with James Watt's invention of the centrifugal governor used on early steam engines (circa 1774, well before the Wright brothers at Kitty Hawk). Over the years, these types of governors were adapted for use on various other types of engines, including many aircraft engines. Some aircraft have a ball shape at the end of the throttle control, which is actually a clever reference to the governor mechanism, no doubt conceived by a witty designer. It is easy to see where one could get the (wrong) impression that "balls to the wall" would indicate the position of the throttle lever, when in fact, the term, strictly speaking, is a reference to the position of the weights on the governor.
by engineering etymologist July 20, 2010