The price war stepped up a gear yesterday when two major chains announced they were cutting the cost of petrol.
Financial and business terms. 2012.
step up a gear — move/step up a gear UK INFORMAL ► to start to do something better or faster: »The price war stepped up a gear yesterday when two major chains announced they were cutting the cost of petrol. Main Entry: ↑gear … Financial and business terms
step up a gear — move/step up a gear to start to work or play more effectively or quickly than before. With just five lengths to go, the German swimmer stepped up a gear and edged ahead to win the race … New idioms dictionary
move up a gear — move/step up a gear UK INFORMAL ► to start to do something better or faster: »The price war stepped up a gear yesterday when two major chains announced they were cutting the cost of petrol. Main Entry: ↑gear … Financial and business terms
move up a gear — move/step up a gear to start to work or play more effectively or quickly than before. With just five lengths to go, the German swimmer stepped up a gear and edged ahead to win the race … New idioms 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
gear — gear1 S3 [gıə US gır] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in cars etc)¦ 2 3 change gear 4¦(equipment)¦ 5¦(clothes)¦ 6¦(machinery)¦ 7¦(drugs)¦ 8 get your ass in gear ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: gearwe] … Dictionary of contemporary English
gear — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 in a vehicle ADJECTIVE ▪ bottom, top (both BrE) ▪ She was driving along in top gear. ▪ high, low ▪ first … Collocations dictionary
move — v 1. budge, stir, change place or position; shift, yield, give way, move over. 2. flit, fly, hie, hop, dart; zoom, vroom, whoosh, sweep, skim, skim along, Sl. breeze in or out or along; wend, meander, gad, gad about. 3. advance, progress, go, go… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
Metal Gear (weapon) — For the series named after the weapon, see Metal Gear. For the original video game titled Metal Gear, see Metal Gear (video game). From left to right: Metal Gear TX 55, Metal Gear D, and Metal Gear REX. Metal Gear (メタルギア … Wikipedia
Tackle (football move) — Most forms of football have a move known as a tackle. In most cases this move is one that prevents an opposing player from carrying out what they intend.The word is used in some contact sports to describe the act of physically holding or… … Wikipedia
