Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

switch on the afterburners

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.95 in modern English

Syllables
switch on the after-burn-ers
IPA
39
Scrabble Score
23
Letters
3
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To increase one's level of effort to the maximum.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

switches on the afterburners (present, singular) switching on the afterburners (participle, present) switched on the afterburners (participle, past) switched on the afterburners (past)

Questions

What does switch on the afterburners mean?
To increase one's level of effort to the maximum.

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