What does " Running flat out" mean?? I don’t mean the tyre running flat, but the business Running flat out.
2006-09-13 21:06:19 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
The problem its commonly used in Aussie but it get confusing when you hear "the business is running flat out"
2006-09-14 05:41:14 · update #1
When pertaining to anything but a car, it means doing the best you can, operating at greatest potential, doing the "maximum".
If a business is running flat out, it's operating at it's maximum output. That can mean a good thing!
2006-09-17 16:35:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think this is probably derived from the fact that animals tend to flatten & stretch, & so are closer to the earth, when they run at great speed.
So, to be going "flat out" is to be really busy or moving very quickly. "Flat-chat" is another expression.
We Aussies have mixed two descriptions when we say "flat out like a lizard drinking".
2006-09-14 05:34:48 · answer #2 · answered by cloud43 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
running flat out is going as fast as you possibly can
2006-09-13 21:13:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
the accelerator pedal "flat" to the floor
2006-09-13 21:12:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋