slip gear

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• slip\ a\ gear — • slip a cog • 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 …   Словарь американских идиом

• Gear oil — is a motor oil made specifically for transmissions, transfer cases, and differentials in automobiles, trucks, and other machinery. It is of a higher viscosity to better protect the gears and usually is associated with a strong sulfur smell. The… …   Wikipedia

• (slip thrown) out of gear — (slip/be thrown) out of ˈgear idiom (of emotions or situations) (to become) out of control • She said nothing in case her temper slipped out of gear. Main entry: ↑gearidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• slip\ a\ cog — • slip a cog • 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 …   Словарь американских идиом

• Slip (aerodynamic) — A slip is an aerodynamic state where an aircraft is moving sideways as well as forward relative to the oncoming airflow. In other words, for a conventional aircraft, the nose will not be pointing directly into the relative wind . Flying in a slip …   Wikipedia

• slip — 1 /slIp/ verb slipped, slipping 1 SLIDE (I) to accidentally slide a short distance quickly or to fall by sliding: Suddenly, Frank slipped and fell over the edge. | My foot slipped and I nearly fell. see also: slippery 2 MOVE QUICKLY (intransitive …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Gear ratio — The gear ratio is the relationship between the number of teeth on two gears that are meshed or two sprockets connected with a common roller chain, or the circumferences of two pulleys connected with a drive belt. General description In the… …   Wikipedia

• gear — gearless, adj. /gear/, n. 1. Mach. a. a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion. b. an assembly of such… …   Universalium

• gear — See: HIGH GEAR, SLIP A COG or SLIP A GEAR, THROW OUT OF GEAR …   Dictionary of American idioms

• gear — See: HIGH GEAR, SLIP A COG or SLIP A GEAR, THROW OUT OF GEAR …   Dictionary of American idioms

• gear — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 in a vehicle ADJECTIVE ▪ bottom, top (both BrE) ▪ She was driving along in top gear. ▪ high, low ▪ first …   Collocations dictionary