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                           Phrase(s): *in high gear 1. [of a machine, such as a car] set in its highest gear, giving the greatest speed. (*Typically: be ~; get [into] ~; move [into] ~.)  •  When my car is in high gear, it goes very fast.  •  You can’t start out in high gear. You must work up through the low ones. 2. Go to  in full swing.
                           
                           
                           
                           
                        
    
                       
                    
                        
                        
                        
                    
 
                    
                        McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs