ギアを上あげる

expression, ichidan verb

take things to the next level; move into a higher gear

Figurative expression derived from driving; used when someone increases effort, intensity, or performance to reach a higher stage.

• プロジェクトの後こう半はんでチームはギアを上あげた。

  In the second half of the project, the team kicked it up a notch.

• 試し合あい終しゅう盤ばん、彼かれはギアを上あげて一いっ気きに攻せめた。

  Toward the end of the match, he shifted into a higher gear and attacked all at once.