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思いっ切り

おもいっきり

to one's heart's content, as hard as one can, with all one's might

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Examples

  1. 公園で思いっ切り走った。

    こうえんでおもいっきりはしった。

    I ran as hard as I could in the park.

  2. 今度の週末は思いっ切り遊びたい。

    こんどのしゅうまつはおもいっきりあそびたい。

    I want to enjoy myself to the full this weekend.

  3. 彼はボールを思いっ切り蹴ったが、ゴールには入らなかった。

    かれはボールをおもいっきりけったが、ゴールにははいらなかった。

    He kicked the ball with all his might, but it didn't go in.

Common patterns

思いっ切り遊ぶ
to play / enjoy oneself to the full
思いっ切り泣く
to have a good long cry
思いっ切り殴る
to hit as hard as one can

Memory tip

Colloquial adverb: do it without holding anything back. Do not confuse it with 思い切って, which means "work up your nerve and go ahead" — a decision, not an intensity.

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