flick on the afterburners

verb

Synonym of switch on the afterburners.

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switch on the afterburners
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Meanings

verbflick on the afterburners (third-person singular simple present flicks on the afterburners, present participle flicking on the afterburners, simple past and past participle flicked on the afterburners)

present singular third person flicks on the afterburners · participle present flicking on the afterburners · participle past flicked on the afterburners · past flicked on the afterburners

  1. idiomaticSynonym of switch on the afterburners.

    When Madueke flicked on the afterburners in the 101st minute, he worked half a yard on the outside against Nuno Mendes. The pair grappled and they wrestled before Madueke went down and Mendes fell on top of him.

    2026 May 30, David Hytner, “Paris Saint-Germain retain Champions League as Arsenal dream dashed in shootout”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 30 May 2026

    Synonyms: switch on the afterburners

Synonyms & antonyms

verbSynonym of switch on the afterburners.

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switch on the afterburners
Cite this entry
APA

flick on the afterburners. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flick%20on%20the%20afterburners

MLA

“flick on the afterburners.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flick%20on%20the%20afterburners. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flick on the afterburners,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flick%20on%20the%20afterburners.

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