破は竹ちくの勢いきおい

expression

with irresistible force; with great vigor

Idiomatic expression likening momentum to splitting bamboo, which cracks easily all the way down once started. Used for unstoppable advances, rapid success, or overwhelming momentum.

• 新しん製せい品ひんは破は竹ちくの勢いきおいで市し場じょうを席せっ巻けんした。

  The new product swept the market with irresistible force.

• 彼かれのチームは破は竹ちくの勢いきおいで勝かち進すすんだ。

  His team advanced with unstoppable momentum.