firing on all cylinders

firing on all cylinders
operating as powerfully and effectively as possible.

Doctors say Mary will be firing on all cylinders after two months of physical therapy.

Usage notes: based on the literal meaning of a car engine using all of its cylinders - the parts that produce power

New idioms dictionary. 2014.

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  • firing on all cylinders — ► firing on all (four) cylinders functioning at a peak level. Main Entry: ↑fire …   English terms dictionary

  • be firing on all cylinders — to be operating as powerfully and effectively as possible. Dawson will be firing on all cylinders after 2 months of fitness training …   New idioms dictionary

  • firing on all (four) cylinders — functioning at a peak level. → fire …   English new terms dictionary

  • firing on all four cylinders — ► firing on all (four) cylinders functioning at a peak level. Main Entry: ↑fire …   English terms dictionary

  • fire on all cylinders — If something is firing on all cylinders, it is going as well as it could …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • working on all cylinders — working/firing on all ˈcylinders idiom (informal) using all your energy to do sth; working as well as possible Main entry: ↑cylinderidiom …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Fire on all cylinders —   If something is firing on all cylinders, it is going as well as it could …   Dictionary of English idioms

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