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Definition of fire on all cylinders
fire on all cylinders
verb
- to be at one's peak performance.
I'm just not firing on all cylinders today. I don't know what's wrong with me.
Citation from "Dwight K. Schrute, Acting Manager", The Office (TV), Season 7 Episode 24 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: to accomplish, work hard.
Last edited on Jan 24 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 22 2011.
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Other terms relating to 'to accomplish, work hard': | |
| Definitions include: to seek "paper" (i.e. money.) | |
| Definitions include: to play with a Hacky Sack (footbag.) | |
| Definitions include: to have sex with. | |
| Definitions include: the busy, hectic modern urban lifestyle. | |
| Definitions include: one's best effort. | |
| Definitions include: to work hard. | |
| Definitions include: to increase one's stature in life. | |
| Definitions include: to complete a task with excellence. | |
| Definitions include: to devote significant effort towards. | |
| Definitions include: to flatulate; "fart". | |
| Definitions include: to do a lot of work or spend a lot of money for something or someone. | |
| Definitions include: an accomplishment that goes above and beyond what is expected; "a good job". | |
| Definitions include: to criticize; "get on (one's) case". | |
| Definitions include: See all-nighter. | |
| Definitions include: to be so intoxicated from illegal stimulants that one loses complete control over one's body. | |
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Other terms relating to 'all': | |
| Definitions include: a penis. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "all but dissertation". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "all day I dream about sex". | |
| Definitions include: acronym of "all fucked up." | |
| Definitions include: to say. | |
| Definitions include: See be all about. | |
| Definitions include: to talk a lot but never take action. | |
| Definitions include: what was previously expected to happen may not. | |
| Definitions include: the feeling when you defecate huge and your anus is stretched. | |
| Definitions include: a student who has completed all parts of advanced education with the exception of completing, presenting, and defending their dissertation. | |
| Definitions include: communication saying that trouble is no longer present, or that previously delayed plans can continue on their original course. | |
| Definitions include: well dressed, wearing makeup, etc. | |
| Definitions include: clumsy. | |
| Definitions include: in functioning order or at a level of acceptability; "fine". | |
| Definitions include: "all good." | |
Other terms relating to 'fire': | |
| Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse. | |
| Definitions include: one of many made up "sex moves" that are demeaning towards women. | |
| Definitions include: an event in which occupants of a stopped car (usually at a traffic signal) exit the car, run around it, and then re-enter the car. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "die in a fire". | |
| Definitions include: strong insult. | |
| Definitions include: to become overwhelmed with information. | |
| Definitions include: a massive disaster. | |
| Definitions include: to attack a teammate. | |
| Definitions include: to deal with urgent problems (usually at work.) | |
| Definitions include: to engage in coitus. | |
| Definitions include: an abdomen with many red stretch marks, which resemble flames. | |
| Definitions include: a person with red pubic hair. | |
| Definitions include: to be highly stoned. | |
| Definitions include: to begin to smoke marijuana. | |
| Definitions include: a gun. | |
Other terms relating to 'on': | |
| Definitions include: seemingly accidental but with a secret motive. | |
| Definitions include: secret sexual activity with a person other than one's partner. | |
| Definitions include: See on (one's) plate. | |
| Definitions include: useless. | |
| Definitions include: absolutely futile; pointless, worthless, inept or absurd; good-for-nothing or idiotic. | |
| Definitions include: doing better after an unfavorable event. | |
| Definitions include: returned to one's meth or crack addiction. | |
| Definitions include: to insult for fun; "make fun of". | |
| Definitions include: to leave (a relationship) or abandon. | |
| Definitions include: to attempt to attract verbally; "hit on". | |
| Definitions include: to test something before it is released or presented. | |
| Definitions include: See barge in. | |
| Definitions include: used to describe a person that is angry and is scolding at someone. | |
| Definitions include: to be involved with. | |
| Definitions include: to be present in large numbers. | |
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