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Meanings of
high gear
in English
Catalan
quarta
Back to the meaning
A forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed.
high
Catalan
quarta
Usage of
high gear
in English
1
The festival organisers went into
high
gear
in response to the cancellation.
2
Whatever blackmail scheme they got going is probably kicking into
high
gear
.
3
Alaska Airlines went into
high
gear
to get them into the cockpit.
4
When
high
gear
was engaged the Saints could do nothing about it.
5
I think that's where the whole testing priority kicked into
high
gear
.
6
Pia felt her pulse quicken as her mind shifted into
high
gear
.
7
The negotiations are just kicking into
high
gear
,
so the numbers could change.
8
With Loesch at its helm, the Chicago Crime Commission was in
high
gear
.
9
All around them, tendrils of violence were whipping into
high
gear
.
10
By the bottom of the second he was in
high
gear
.
11
Without another thought, I shifted into
high
gear
and floored it.
12
With the drop in pressure, the LSU went into
high
gear
.
13
Everest just as the spring season was getting into
high
gear
.
14
The ballet spins into
high
gear
when the entire cast enters flamenco territory.
15
But when we're finally approaching base, shit kicks into
high
gear
.
16
Bad time for her sex drive to decide to kick into
high
gear
.
Other examples for "high gear"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
high
gear
high
Adjective
Noun
Translations for
high gear
Catalan
quarta
quinta
High gear
through the time
High gear
across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Rare