- in or into high gear
- idi in or into high gear, in or into a state of maximum speed and efficiency
From formal English to slang. 2014.
in or into high gear
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in/into high gear — see ↑high gear • • • Main Entry: ↑gear in/into high gear : in or into a state of great or intense activity The project is now in high gear. [=(Brit) top gear] Fuel prices are expected to rise as the summ … Useful english dictionary
swing into high gear — in. to begin operating at a fast pace; to increase the rate of activity. □ During the winter season we swing into high gear around here. □ The hef swings into high gear around eight o’clock in preparation for the theater crowd … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
high gear — noun a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed • Syn: ↑high • Hypernyms: ↑gear, ↑gear mechanism • Hyponyms: ↑overdrive • Part Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
high gear — {n. phr.}, {informal} Top speed; full activity. * /Production got into high gear after the vacation./ * /An advertising campaign for the new toothpaste promptly moved into high gear./ … Dictionary of American idioms
high gear — {n. phr.}, {informal} Top speed; full activity. * /Production got into high gear after the vacation./ * /An advertising campaign for the new toothpaste promptly moved into high gear./ … Dictionary of American idioms
high\ gear — n. phr. informal top speed; full activity. Production got into high gear after the vacation. An advertising campaign for the new toothpaste promptly moved into high gear … Словарь американских идиом
high gear — noun Date: 1896 1. high 3b 2. a state of intense or maximum activity usually used with into or in < a project in high gear > … New Collegiate Dictionary
go into high gear — begin working energetically; begin traveling at full speed … English contemporary dictionary
went into high gear — progressed in a significant manner … English contemporary dictionary
gear — ▪ I. gear gear 1 [gɪə ǁ gɪr] noun [uncountable] 1. special equipment or clothing used for a particular purpose: • We manufacture airplane landing gear and other aerospace parts. • Police in riot gear (= special clothing that protects them if they … Financial and business terms
