hit on all cylinders
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I’m at a pretty good pace right now where I can hit on all cylinders.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 14, 2023
"The potential is untapped yet. We haven’t even hit on all cylinders."
From Fox News • Jan. 7, 2022
If it all works out — if Google can hit on all cylinders — perhaps it can use that success as a springboard to go even harder next year.
From The Verge • Oct. 19, 2021
“But there have been times we’ve had trouble getting out of our own way. We haven’t really hit on all cylinders yet. I say yet because I believe we still can do it.”
From Washington Post • Feb. 14, 2020
Emblematic of this final season in which the show has consistently failed to hit on all cylinders.
From Time Magazine Archive
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