shift gears

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shift gears (third-person singular simple present shifts gears, present participle shifting gears, simple past and past participle shifted gears)

  1. To change the gear by which motion is transmitted from a powered shaft to another shaft, especially in a motor vehicle.
    Hyponyms: upshift, downshift
  2. (idiomatic) To change pace or mode of operation.

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