"Step up a gear" nghĩa là gì?

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'Step/move (it) up a gear' = truyền động tăng tốc (động cơ xe) -> nghĩa là bắt đầu làm việc gì đó tốt hơn, nhiều năng lượng hơn, sôi nổi hơn so với trước, nhất là trong thể thao, có thể dễ dàng thấy được điều này.

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Government sources said Mr Varadkar will stress the need for London to “step up a gear” in any talks with Brussels during a private meeting at the UN climate change summit in the next 48 hours.

Meanwhile, the Government believes that the time available to strike a Brexit deal is "shrinking rapidly" and the UK needs to "step up a gear" in its negotiations (đàm phán) with the EU.

“When you start off with a slow shot, the opponent (đối thủ) comes in a strong position very early and can finish off the rally,” Sathiyan says. “It was necessary to step up a gear. Harimoto was not expecting (không ngờ tới) that kind of fast returns from me.

Lewis Hamilton has urged (thôi thúc) Mercedes to step up a gear against a resurgent (trỗi dậy) Ferrari team he believes are now more determined to succeed. “It feels like they are hungrier at the moment,” the five-times world champion told Sky Sports television after finishing fourth in Sunday’s Singapore Grand Prix.


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