单词 | to be hitting on all four or six |
释义 | > as lemmasto be hitting on all four or six (cylinders) b. To strike exactly or at the proper point. Usually in to hit on so many cylinders: (of an internal-combustion engine) to be running properly on so many cylinders; hence, to be hitting on all four or six (cylinders)): to be running or working perfectly; figurative to be in good trim or form. ΚΠ 1912 C. Mathewson Pitching in Pinch xii. 269 So the best infielder takes time to fit into the infield of a Big League club and have it hit on all four cylinders again. 1928 Sat. Evening Post (Philadelphia) 10 Mar. 127/1 Modern science offers you a natural means to keep you ‘hitting on all six’—every minute of the day. < as lemmas |
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