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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

flick on the afterburners en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) Synonym 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:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
flicking on the afterburners Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
flicks on the afterburners Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
flicked on the afterburners Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
flicked on the afterburners Tense=Past lexicographic

Synonyms

switch on the afterburners