breakneck

English

Etymology

break +‎ neck

Adjective

breakneck (comparative more breakneck, superlative most breakneck)

Dangerously fast; hell-for-leather.
He came running around the corner at a breakneck pace and couldn't stop in time to avoid hitting the fruit stand.

Translations

dangerously fast; hell-for-leather

Finnish: vinha (fi)
German: halsbrecherisch (de)
Italian: all'impazzata, a rotta di collo (it), a rompicollo (it)

Spanish: a toda carrera, a tumba abierta, como alma que lleva el diablo, disparado (es), como relámpago, a toda leche (Spain), a toda ostia (Spain), a todo vapor, a velocidad de vértigo, a toda máquina, a toda pastilla
Swedish: halsbrytande (sv)
Turkish: kafa göz yarabilen, son derece tehlikeli

Noun

breakneck (plural breaknecks)

A fall that breaks the neck.
A dangerous steep place from which one could fall.

Anagrams

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