What does flick on the afterburners mean?

flick on the afterburners

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.94 in modern English

Syllables: flick- on the after-burn-ers
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verb

Synonym of switch on the afterburners.

Example Sentences

"When Madueke flicked on the afterburners in the 101st minute, he worked half a yard on the outside against Nuno Mendes. The pair grappled and they wrestled before Madueke went down and Mendes fell on top of him."

Inflected Forms

flicks on the afterburners (present, singular) flicking on the afterburners (participle, present) flicked on the afterburners (participle, past) flicked on the afterburners (past)

Synonyms

switch on the afterburners

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