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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

GEAR DOWN and FAST AND LOW

Hi, I would like someone explain to me these expressions I have fiound reading Miles Davis's Autobiography:

'So I GEAR DOWN and the car is moving at fifty-five miles an hour ... The car is moving so FAST AND LOW it's just whistling.'

Thanks in advance, Jo.
  

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gear down=switch the gearbox of the car into a lower gear

  • gear down=switch the gearbox of the car into a lower gear
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gear down=switch the gearbox of the car into a lower gear

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