Meaning: back-geared

adj.
(of a lathe) equipped with gearing for reducing the speed of the spindle from that of the driving pulley

gear Idiom, Proverb

ass into gear

moving, working, doing After holidays, I'll get my ass into gear and paint the house.

gear up

prepare, get ready, find equipment and supplies After we print this manual we have to gear up for a novel.

give you the gears

fool you, tease you, josh you, pull your leg When Dad said you would have to pay for cleaning the carpet, he was giving you the gears.

high gear

top speed, full activity The preparations for his visit have been going in high gear all week.

gear

clothing; "The new gear I got is all that!"

gear down

1．change into a lower gear in order to lose speed使汽车换慢档；使车辆减速
Going down a steep grade，the driver geared down the car．下陡坡时，司机放慢了速度。
The driver geared down as he came into the corner．司机拐弯时换了慢档。
2．reduce in force or intensity减弱；降低
The courses have been geared downto the lower ability of students in the special classes．对水平较低的特殊班级的学生，已经降低了一些课程的要求。
The dosage was geared down to a level which would work on the infected cells but not upset their normal metabolism．药量减到了一定程度，既能对受感染的细胞起作用，又不影响正常的新陈代谢。
able for安排（调节）以适应
Education should be geared to the children's needs and abilities，教育应与孩子们的需要和能力相适应。

in high gear

Idiom(s): in high gear

Theme: FUNCTIONING

[for a machine, such as a car] to be set in its highest gear, giving the greatest speed.
• When my car is in high gear, it goes very fast.
• You can't start out in high gear. You must work up through the low ones.
• You don't go into high gear soon enough.

gear oneself up

Idiom(s): gear (oneself) up (for sth)

Theme: PREPARATION

to prepare for something; to get into shape for something.
• We are gearing up for a very busy summer season.
• We are not ready yet. We have to gear up.
• Tom is gearing himself up for his exams.

get into high gear

Idiom(s): get into full swing AND get into high gear

Theme: ACTIVITY

to move into the peak of activity; to start moving fast or efficiently. (Informal.)
• In the summer months, things really get into full swing around here.
• We go skiing in the mountains each winter. Things get into high gear there in November.

Grinds my gear

Something that is very annoying grinds your gear.

get one's rear in gear|gear|get|in gear|rear

v. phr., slang To hurry up, to get going. I'm gonna have to get my rear in gear.

high gear|gear|high

n. phr., informal Top speed; full activity. Production got into high gear after the vacation. An advertising campaign for the new toothpaste promptly moved into high gear.

slip a cog|cog|gear|slip|slip a gear

v. phr., slang To make a mistake. I must have been slipping a cog when I said that I would run for mayor. Jim hates to sleep outdoors. He's slipping his gears if he's promised to take the boys camping.
Compare: SLIP UP.

throw out of gear|gear|throw

v. phr. 1. To separate the gears of (a car or some other machine) when you want to stop it. When John wanted to stop, he threw the car out of gear and braked sharply. 2. To stop or bother (what someone is doing or planning); confuse; upset. The whole country was thrown out of gear by the assassination of the President. My mother's illness threw my plans for the summer out of gear.

More Idioms/Phrases

throw off the track throw one to the wolves throw one's hat in the ring throw one's weight around throw oneself at someone's feet throw oneself at someone's head throw open throw out throw out of gear throw over throw something in one's face throw the baby out with the bath throw together throw up throw up one's hands throw up one's hands in horror