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to pick up steam

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  • pick up steam — American to start to be much more effective or successful. In the third month the campaign really started to pick up steam. There are signs that the economy is picking up steam …   New idioms dictionary

  • pick up steam — pick up/build up/gather/steam phrase to become more active, important, or full of energy It looks like the economy is picking up steam again. Thesaurus: to make progress, or to achieve somethingsynonym …   Useful english dictionary

  • pick up steam —    If a project or process picks up steam, it starts to develop or become more active.     The campaign started slowly but picked up steam after Christmas …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • get up (or pick up) steam — 1》 generate enough pressure to drive a steam engine. 2》 (of an activity, project, etc.) gradually gain impetus. → steam …   English new terms dictionary

  • get pick up steam — …   Useful english dictionary

  • steam — steam1 W3 [sti:m] n [U] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(gas)¦ 2¦(mist on surface)¦ 3¦(power)¦ 4 let/blow off steam 5 get/pick/build up steam 6 run out of steam 7 under your own steam 8¦(railway)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English;] …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • steam — 1 noun (U) 1 GAS the hot mist that water produces when it is boiled: Be careful of the steam from the kettle. 2 MIST ON SURFACE the mist that forms on windows, mirrors etc when warm wet air suddenly becomes cold 3 POWER power that is produced by… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • steam — noun 1》 the hot vapour into which water is converted when heated, which condenses in the air into a mist of minute water droplets. 2》 the expansive force of this vapour used as a source of power for machines. 3》 momentum; impetus: the dispute… …   English new terms dictionary

  • steam — I. noun Etymology: Middle English stem, from Old English stēam; akin to Dutch stoom steam Date: before 12th century 1. a vapor arising from a heated substance 2. a. the invisible vapor into which water is converted when heated to the boiling… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Pick-A-Prof — is an online website found at www.pickaprof.com [http://www.pickaprof.com] that hosts professor reviews and other academic tools and services for university students and professors. The website allows students to enter a professor s name and find …   Wikipedia

  • pick up speed — (or steam) (of a vehicle) go faster; accelerate * * * pick up ˈspeed idiom to go faster • The train began to pick up speed. Main entry: ↑pickidiom …   Useful english dictionary

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