fire on all cylinders

短语

发音

AU

词形变化

fired on all cylinders fires on all cylinders 三单 fires on all cylinders firing on all cylinders firing on all cylinders 现在分词 fired on all cylinders 过去式 fired on all cylinders 过去分词

别名

hit on all cylinders hit on all six

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To operate as effectively as possible.

    习语

词源

In reference to an internal combustion engine, in which using all cylinders allows the engine to operate most effectively.

来源：wiktionary