find another gear

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find another gear (third-person singular simple present finds another gear, present participle finding another gear, simple past and past participle found another gear)

  1. (idiomatic, sports) To suddenly achieve an extra burst of athletic performance, especially after a sustained period of competitive exertion.
  2. (idiomatic, by extension) To achieve enhanced performance.
    • 2001 July 8, Frank Gibney Jr., “Hyundai In High Gear”, in Time, retrieved 24 October 2015:
      Management's ultimate goal is to become one of the world's top five automakers. That will require finding another gear.
    • 2010 November 17, Steve Marsi, “NCIS Review: "Enemies Foreign"”, in TV Fanatic, retrieved 24 October 2015:
      It's amazing that after seven-plus seasons as one of the most consistently compelling shows on TV, NCIS still finds another gear with certain story arcs.

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