"in full force" meaning in English

See in full force in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

Audio: en-au-in full force.ogg
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} in full force, {{en-PP}} in full force
  1. (idiomatic) Totally, fully, completely. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: in full effect Related terms: in force
    Sense id: en-in_full_force-en-prep_phrase-Cr~cAFIC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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