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General Slang
up to 90
· phrase · irish
Flat out, going mental with how much you've got on.
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Run off your feet, manic, going at full tilt. The 90 is mph on the old speedo — you're redlining. Usually said when you're snowed under and need everyone to know.
“Don't be ringing me at work, I'm up to 90 in here.”
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up to 90 In A Sentence
Don't be ringing me at work, I'm up to 90 in here.
Origin & Usage
Hiberno-English idiom, motoring metaphor — 90 mph being flat-out on Irish roads back when speedos topped out there.
Variants
up to ninety
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