Lifecoach5000@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoTIL going "balls to the walls" originates from aviation lingoen.m.wiktionary.orgexternal-linkmessage-square79fedilinkarrow-up1381arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1376arrow-down1external-linkTIL going "balls to the walls" originates from aviation lingoen.m.wiktionary.orgLifecoach5000@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square79fedilinkfile-text
I never knew and got curious and looked it up. I guess it makes more sense than slamming your testicals against the wall.
minus-squareLovableSidekick@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoThanks, that’s a lot more than my sketchy memory of what my dad told me (WWII pilot). Might not be where “under the wire” came from but it’s fascinating.
Thanks, that’s a lot more than my sketchy memory of what my dad told me (WWII pilot). Might not be where “under the wire” came from but it’s fascinating.