- pick up steam
- American
to start to be much more effective or successful.
In the third month the campaign really started to pick up steam.
There are signs that the economy is picking up steam.
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pick up steam
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steam — noun 1》 the hot vapour into which water is converted when heated, which condenses in the air into a mist of minute water droplets. 2》 the expansive force of this vapour used as a source of power for machines. 3》 momentum; impetus: the dispute… … English new terms dictionary
steam — I. noun Etymology: Middle English stem, from Old English stēam; akin to Dutch stoom steam Date: before 12th century 1. a vapor arising from a heated substance 2. a. the invisible vapor into which water is converted when heated to the boiling… … New Collegiate Dictionary
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