| 词汇 | got up a head of steam |
| 释义 | (redirected from got up a head of steam)get up a (full) head of steamTo gain momentum or the energy needed to move forward. The protests against the corrupt organization got up a head of steam when the national media started covering the story. You can't make the jump standing still—you'll need to get up a full head of steam. get up a (full) head of steam1. Lit. [for a steam engine] to build steam pressure in order to start operating. It took nearly thirty minutes to get up a full head of steam so that the locomotive could start moving. 2. Fig. to develop sufficient energy, enthusiasm, commitment, or determination to undertake something. It's nearly noon before I can get up a full head of steam and accomplish something. |
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