Meaning of up to eleven in English:

phrase

• So as to reach or surpass the maximum level; to an extreme or intense degree.

  ‘turn the volume up to eleven’

  ‘I like my art cranked up to eleven’

  More example sentences

  • ‘He only really had one character - himself turned up to eleven.’
  • ‘Slip the disc into your player and turn the volume up to eleven.’
  • ‘Every plot is turned up to eleven, as it were.’
  • ‘If you played one of the past games in the series, imagine one of them cranked up to eleven.’
  • ‘It followed the existential/kickass pattern of the first movie, with each cranked up to eleven.’
  • ‘His band's amps went up to eleven.’
  • ‘The drama has been amped up to eleven.’
  • ‘This type of condescension is cranked up to eleven here - there's no room for even a hint of interpretation.’
  • ‘Turn that stereo up to eleven, close your eyes, and pray for some live dates soon.’
  • ‘Not for the faint-hearted, this wine has the flavour turned up to eleven.’