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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary
Move through the gears
Hi.
"All this has changed. Was it because of the manner of defeat at Chelsea on Sunday, when Jose Mourinho's side barely had to move through the gears to beat a team once regarded as their greatest adversaries?" [From the BBC Sport website.]
What that idiom "move through the gears" exactly mean in the context?
Thank you.
"All this has changed. Was it because of the manner of defeat at Chelsea on Sunday, when Jose Mourinho's side barely had to move through the gears to beat a team once regarded as their greatest adversaries?" [From the BBC Sport website.]
What that idiom "move through the gears" exactly mean in the context?
Thank you.
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It's not a well-established idiom, if we can call it an idiom at all. The phrase, as used here. simply means that they (Chelsea) didn't even have to pick up the pace to beat their opponent.
- It's not a well-established idiom, if we can call it an idiom at all.
- The phrase, as used here.
- simply means that they (Chelsea) didn't even have to pick up the pace to beat their opponent.
- EDIT: The original seetnce uses "barely", so they barely had to pick up the pace (=speed up their game).
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It's not a well-established idiom, if we can call it an idiom at all. The phrase, as used here. simply means that they (Chelsea) didn't even have to pick up the pace to beat their opponent.
EDIT: The original seetnce uses "barely", so they barely had to pick up the pace (=speed up their game).
EDIT: The original seetnce uses "barely", so they barely had to pick up the pace (=speed up their game).
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