all cylinders

Idioms  

1. see firing on all cylinders.

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Example Sentences

“ST’s results are improving cyclically, but not yet firing on all cylinders,” the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal

The European champions have not fired on all cylinders yet this season and are still sweating on a top-eight finish in the Champions League and direct qualification to the last 16 after a midweek loss to Sporting Lisbon.

From Barron's

Wall Street is rolling into the new year firing on all cylinders, after the nation’s biggest banks had one of the strongest years on record in 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal

On the whole, that ought to keep banks firing on most if not all cylinders in 2026.

From The Wall Street Journal

When tech stocks fired on all cylinders in the past five years, the premium sometimes stretched to 9 points.

From Barron's