"switch on the afterburners" meaning in English

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "switches on the afterburners",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "switching on the afterburners",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "switched on the afterburners",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "switched on the afterburners",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "*"
      },
      "expansion": "switch on the afterburners (third-person singular simple present switches on the afterburners, present participle switching on the afterburners, simple past and past participle switched on the afterburners)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w"
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          "source": "w"
        },
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          "parents": [],
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        }
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2024 February 4, David Hytner, “Arsenal ignite title hopes as Gabriel Martinelli punishes Liverpool error”, in The Guardian:",
          "text": "There was the sight of numerous Arsenal players ­whipping up the crowd, including after the breakthrough goal, which had been advertised. From a Raya throw, ­Martinelli switched on the afterburners to glide away from Konaté before crossing for Bukayo Saka, who had timed his run. Saka’s headed connection was not true.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To increase one's level of effort to the maximum."
      ],
      "id": "en-switch_on_the_afterburners-en-verb-Mkc5zgK1"
    }
  ],
  "word": "switch on the afterburners"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "switches on the afterburners",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "switching on the afterburners",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "switched on the afterburners",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "switched on the afterburners",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "*"
      },
      "expansion": "switch on the afterburners (third-person singular simple present switches on the afterburners, present participle switching on the afterburners, simple past and past participle switched on the afterburners)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English verbs",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2024 February 4, David Hytner, “Arsenal ignite title hopes as Gabriel Martinelli punishes Liverpool error”, in The Guardian:",
          "text": "There was the sight of numerous Arsenal players ­whipping up the crowd, including after the breakthrough goal, which had been advertised. From a Raya throw, ­Martinelli switched on the afterburners to glide away from Konaté before crossing for Bukayo Saka, who had timed his run. Saka’s headed connection was not true.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To increase one's level of effort to the maximum."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "switch on the afterburners"
}