shift gears

ʃɪft ɡɪrz

Definition of shift gears - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

transportation

change the gear in a vehicle

He had to shift gears to climb the hill.

gearshift

shift

activity

change approach or speed in an activity

We need to shift gears to meet the deadline.

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Expressions with shift

shift gear

change gears in a vehicle to adjust speed

He had to shift gear to climb the hill.

shift over

move slightly to one side

Please shift over so I can sit down.

graveyard shift

work shift during the late night hours

He started working the graveyard shift at the hospital last month..

shift into gear

change the gear in a vehicle to start moving

She shifted into gear and drove away.

shift the blame

make someone else responsible for a mistake

He tried to shift the blame onto his coworker.

shift up

increase in intensity or level

The team needs to shift up their efforts to win the championship.

Examples of shift gears in a sentence

The driver shifted gears smoothly during the race.
Let's shift gears and try a new strategy.
He had to shift gears to keep up with the changes.

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French:changer de vitesse, changer de rythme, ...
German:schalten, wechseln, ...
Italian:cambiare marcia, ...
Spanish:cambiar de marcha, cambiar de enfoque, ...
Portuguese:mudar de marcha, mudar de estratégia, ...
Chinese:换挡, 改变策略, ...
Japanese:変える, ギアを変える, ...
Arabic:غَيَّرَ التُّرْس, غَيَّرَ وَتِيرَتَه, ...
Hebrew:לְהַעֲבִיר הִילּוּךְ, לְהַחֲלִיף הִילּוּךְ, ...
Russian:переключать передачу, сменить тактику, ...
Ukrainian:перемкнути передачу, змінювати підхід, ...
Hindi:गियर बदलना, गति बदलना, ...
Bengali:গিয়ার বদলানো, পদ্ধতি পরিবর্তন করা, ...
Catalan:canviar de marxa, adaptar-se, ...
Czech:řadit, změnit tempo, ...
Danish:skifte gear, ændre tempo, ...
Dutch:schakelen, van koers veranderen, ...
Greek:αλλάζω ταχύτητα, αλλάζω προσέγγιση, ...
Hungarian:sebességet váltani, tempót váltani, ...
Khmer:ប្តូរលេខ, ផ្លាស់ប្តូរវិធីសាស្ត្រ, ...
Korean:기어를 바꾸다, 방식을 바꾸다, ...
Persian:دنده عوض کردن, رویکرد خود را تغییر داد, ...
Polish:zmieniać bieg, zmienić podejście, ...
Portuguese (BR):trocar de marcha, mudar de estratégia, ...
Romanian:a schimba vitezele, a schimba abordarea, ...
Swedish:byta växel, växla upp, ...
Thai:เปลี่ยนเกียร์, เปลี่ยนวิธีการ, ...
Turkish:vites değiştirmek, ...
Vietnamese:chuyển số, thay đổi cách làm, ...

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