- in (or out of) gear
- in (or out of) gearwith a gear (or no gear) engaged.→ gear
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in (or out of) gear
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out of gear — See: THROW OUT OF GEAR … Dictionary of American idioms
out of gear — See: THROW OUT OF GEAR … Dictionary of American idioms
out\ of\ gear — See: throw out of gear … Словарь американских идиом
out of gear — ► in (or out of) gear with a gear (or no gear) engaged. Main Entry: ↑gear … English terms dictionary
out of gear — adjective not having gears engaged threw the machine s pinion out of gear • Similar to: ↑ungeared … Useful english dictionary
To throw out of gear — Gear Gear (g[=e]r), n. [OE. gere, ger, AS. gearwe clothing, adornment, armor, fr. gearo, gearu, ready, yare; akin to OHG. garaw[=i], garw[=i] ornament, dress. See {Yare}, and cf. {Garb} dress.] 1. Clothing; garments; ornaments. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
put something out of gear — put/throw/something out of gear phrase to stop something from working as it should Can you sort this thing out? It’s putting my system right out of gear. Thesaurus: to make a machine or piece of machinery stop workinghyponym Main entry: gear … Useful english dictionary
throw something out of gear — put/throw/something out of gear phrase to stop something from working as it should Can you sort this thing out? It’s putting my system right out of gear. Thesaurus: to make a machine or piece of machinery stop workinghyponym Main entry: gear … Useful english dictionary
(slip thrown) out of gear — (slip/be thrown) out of ˈgear idiom (of emotions or situations) (to become) out of control • She said nothing in case her temper slipped out of gear. Main entry: ↑gearidiom … Useful english dictionary
(be thrown) out of gear — (slip/be thrown) out of ˈgear idiom (of emotions or situations) (to become) out of control • She said nothing in case her temper slipped out of gear. Main entry: ↑gearidiom … Useful english dictionary
