fire on all cylinders

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Idioms and Phrases

Also, hit or click on all cylinders . Function very well, as in Once we figured out how to use the new software, the department was firing on all cylinders , or “So the best infielder takes time to fit into the infield of a Big League club and have it hit on all four cylinders again” (Christy Mathewson, Pitching in a Pinch , 1912). This term transfers the functioning of an internal combustion engine, which works best when all its cylinders ignite, to broader use. [Early 1900s]

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Erling Haaland will also be back soon and we are entering that time of the year when Manchester City usually fire on all cylinders.

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After a summer of upheaval in midfield, losing captain Jordan Henderson plus Fabinho, Naby Keita and James Milner, manager Klopp dubbed this side Liverpool 2.0, but they are yet to fully fire on all cylinders.

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"I hope we fire on all cylinders for the full 90 minutes and not just 45."

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The Lionesses did not fire on all cylinders in their opening match of the tournament - a laboured 1-0 win against Austria.

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To be Golden State’s spoiler, or to win the title from some other Western Conference team, it will need to fire on all cylinders.

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