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fires on all cylinders

fires on all cylinders is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 fires on all cylinders

What is fires on all cylinders the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Fires on all cylinders is the third-person singular simple present indicative of fire on all cylinders.

Words near fires on all cylinders in the dictionary

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

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