up to eleven

Etymology
The term refers to a scene in the mockumentary  (1984), in which the character, the lead guitarist of the band Spinal Tap, shows the director of the documentary Marty DiBergi a guitar amplifier with setting knobs that go from zero to eleven, rather than the standard zero to ten.

Prepositional phrase

 * 1)  Up to or beyond the maximum possible threshold; to an extremely high or strong degree.

Usage notes
Often used in the form to turn (something) up to eleven.

Translations

 * Finnish: överiksi
 * Macedonian:

Verb

 * 1)  To increase (something) to an extremely high or strong degree; to make (something) go over the top.

Translations

 * Finnish: panna överiksi
 * Macedonian: