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Meaning of shift gears | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To change the gear by which motion is transmitted from a powered shaft to another shaft, especially in a motor vehicle.
To change pace or mode of operation.
idiomatic

Equivalents

Italiano cambiare marcia

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

shift ground shift off shift one's ground shift one's tides shift the cut shift the deckchairs on the Titanic