shift gears
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Verb
shift gears (third-person singular simple present shifts gears, present participle shifting gears, simple past and past participle shifted gears)
- To change the gear by which motion is transmitted from a powered shaft to another shaft, especially in a motor vehicle.
- (idiomatic) To change pace or mode of operation.
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Translations
change the gear by which motion is transmitted
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change mode of operation
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