go through the gears

Language: en

Meaning: (idiomatic,informal)Togainmomentum; to getup to speed.2024January 7, Gary Rose, “Manchester City 5-0 Huddersfield Town”, inBBC Sport‎[1]:The visitors kept out their opponents for 33 minutes with some determined defending but City always looked capable ofgoing through the gearsand they opened the scoring whenFodendrove home from inside the box after Alvarez's shot was blocked.

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