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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For the 20 to 40 percent of people who are noise sensitive, sounds above a certain decibel trigger the amygdala, the reptilian part of the brain designed to protect us, to fire on all cylinders.
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Amy Paturel, WIRED, 24 Mar. 2024
So, putting our heads together really made everything fire on all cylinders.
—Monique Newman, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Dec. 2023
And dishes addictively fire on all cylinders, playing with every element of your sensory perception.
—Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 25 Aug. 2023
Reservoir 21, Long Reach 6: The Gators (5-0) continue to fire on all cylinders offensively.
—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
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Amy Paturel, WIRED, 24 Mar. 2024
So, putting our heads together really made everything fire on all cylinders.
—Monique Newman, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Dec. 2023
And dishes addictively fire on all cylinders, playing with every element of your sensory perception.
—Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 25 Aug. 2023
Reservoir 21, Long Reach 6: The Gators (5-0) continue to fire on all cylinders offensively.
—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
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