15 common phrases civilians stole from the US military
Logan Nye
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US Marine Corps/Lance Cpl. Brendan Mullin
The military is full of interesting lingo. The Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Army all have their own unique phrases.
Some of these are so good, the civilian world just can't resist picking them up when it hears them.
Here are 15 phrases that jumped from the military ranks to the civilian sphere.
Wikimedia Commons/Rob Shenk
Meaning: To go as fast as one possibly can.
From military aviation where pilots would need to get their aircraft flying as fast as possible. Their control levers had balls on the end. Pushing the accelerator all the way out ("balls out"), would put the ball of the lever against the firewall in the cockpit ("balls to the wall").