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high gear
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high gear
(noun)
gear
(noun)
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high gear
noun
high gear
noun
Learner's definition of HIGH GEAR
[
noncount
]
US
:
3
high
2
She shifted the car into
high gear
.
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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 summer travel season
kicks/moves into high gear
.
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