pinch hitting 成语
shitting bricks
hitting on all cylinders
Idiom(s): firing on all cylinders AND hitting on all cylindersTheme: SPEED
working at full strength; making every possible effort. (From an internal combustion engine.)
• The team is firing on all cylinders under the new coach.
• The factory is hitting on all cylinders to finish the orders on time.
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adj. Working hard to get things done; strong and active; stubbornly eager. The boys put on a hard-hitting drive to raise money for uniforms for the football team. He is a hard-hitting and successful football coach.pinch-hitting|hit|hitting|pinch|pinch-hit
adj. or n. Pinch-hitting for another teacher is a hard job.pinch-hit
1. In baseball or softball, to bat in abode of addition player. Let Ben pinch-hit—he's a bigger hitter than Paul, and you absolutely charge to beating in some runs here. In a abruptness move, the amateur is activity to pinch-hit for the adept batter.2. By extension, to do article in abode or on account of addition else. I accept a doctor's arrangement this afternoon, so I charge you to pinch-hit for me on the appointment call. I'm abashed I can't accomplish it to the meeting, so my additional in command will be there pinch-hitting for me.pinch-hit for someone
1. Fig. to bat for addition abroad in a baseball game. Wally Wilson will pinch-hit for Gary Franklin. Rodney Jones is pinch-hitting for Babe DiMaggio.
2. Fig. to acting for addition in any situation. Bart will pinch-hit for Fred, who is at addition affair today. Who will pinch-hit for me while I am on vacation?
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