fire on all cylinders
idiom
: to perform very well
The team got off to a slow start, but now it's firing on all cylinders.
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Reservoir 21, Long Reach 6: The Gators (5-0) continue to fire on all cylinders offensively.
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Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 31 Mar. 2023
With four unicorns and four exits in the crypto space under its belt, the firm is getting ready to fire on all cylinders.
—Rebecca Szkutak, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2021
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits dipped slightly last week, a sign the labor market has yet to fire on all cylinders.
—CBS News, 24 June 2021
Biden will talk to Congress amid the start of a potentially booming recovery, one that could determine whether the U.S. economy can once again fire on all cylinders after a morale-crushing pandemic and a humbling financial crisis with shock waves that linger a dozen years later.
—Jonathan Lemire And Josh Boak, chicagotribune.com, 28 Apr. 2021
Biden will talk to Congress amid the start of a potentially booming recovery, one that could determine whether the US economy can once again fire on all cylinders after a morale-crushing pandemic and a humbling financial crisis with shock waves that linger a dozen years later.
—BostonGlobe.com, 28 Apr. 2021
Your body could do with some fine-tuning as well; there’s no substitute for keeping fit enough to fire on all cylinders throughout the year.
—Stephanie Pearson, Wired, 19 Dec. 2020
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Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 31 Mar. 2023
With four unicorns and four exits in the crypto space under its belt, the firm is getting ready to fire on all cylinders.
—Rebecca Szkutak, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2021
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits dipped slightly last week, a sign the labor market has yet to fire on all cylinders.
—CBS News, 24 June 2021
Biden will talk to Congress amid the start of a potentially booming recovery, one that could determine whether the U.S. economy can once again fire on all cylinders after a morale-crushing pandemic and a humbling financial crisis with shock waves that linger a dozen years later.
—Jonathan Lemire And Josh Boak, chicagotribune.com, 28 Apr. 2021
Biden will talk to Congress amid the start of a potentially booming recovery, one that could determine whether the US economy can once again fire on all cylinders after a morale-crushing pandemic and a humbling financial crisis with shock waves that linger a dozen years later.
—BostonGlobe.com, 28 Apr. 2021
Your body could do with some fine-tuning as well; there’s no substitute for keeping fit enough to fire on all cylinders throughout the year.
—Stephanie Pearson, Wired, 19 Dec. 2020
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“Fire on all cylinders.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20on%20all%20cylinders. Accessed 7 Jun. 2023.
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