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fired on all cylinders

fired on all cylinders is the simple past and past participle of fire on all cylinders.

Meaning of fire on all cylinders

Verb

fire on all cylinders (third-person singular simple present fires on all cylinders, present participle firing on all cylinders, simple past and past participle fired on all cylinders)

  1. (idiomatic) To operate as effectively as possible.
    • The performance was a sign of real intent for Arsenal as they continue their pursuit for silverware on four fronts - and with Van Persie firing on all cylinders, the odds look good on them winning a first trophy since 2005.2011 January 22, Ian Hughes, “Arsenal 3 - 0 Wigan”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 25 Mar 2021
    Synonyms:
    hit on all six

Questions about fired on all cylinders

What is fired on all cylinders the simple past and past participle of?
Fired on all cylinders is the simple past and past participle of fire on all cylinders.

Words near fired on all cylinders in the dictionary

  1. fired away
  2. fired blanks
  3. fired in anger
  4. fired into the sun
  5. fired off
  6. fired on all cylinders
  7. fired out
  8. fired the starting gun
  9. fired up
  10. firedamp
  11. firedamper

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