balls-to-the-teeth

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Definition of balls-to-the-teeth in English English dictionary

Preposterously violent

In case you’ve never played the first game, here’s a Dead to Rights: Recap: “Bang! Punch! Bang! Punch! Bang! Punch! Woof!” It’s the kind of over-the-top, balls-to-the-teeth action that I honestly can’t tell if it’s being deliberately camp or if it was written by a paranoid NRA member shaking off a debilitating addiction to horse tranquilisers.

Etymology

() An attributive use of the phrase balls (“testicles”) + to + the + teeth, formed by humorous analogy with balls to the wall.