Go up a gear
Does "to go up a gear" have a figurative meaning?
If so, when do you use it?
Would you please give me some examples?
Thank you
P.S. CJ: If you happen to answer this question, would you please be so kind as to answer my follow-up to my question titled "Storytelling: Simple Past or Present Simple?" - Thank you.
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" As in the following, for example: "Our relationship is at an impasse. "
- " As in the following, for example: "Our relationship is at an impasse.
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You sometimes hear the phrase "shift gears" used figuratively, meaning "change the way things are done." As in the following, for example:
"Our relationship is at an impasse. I've got to shift gears, or it's over."
0In the US, it's "shift gears." (Clive is Canadian, originally from the UK.)
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