This car is now running on all cylinders, thanks to the tune-up.
•You can hear if an engine is not running on all cylinders.
2. Fig. to function well or energetically. •Our department seems to be running on all cylinders. Congratulations.
•I am back at my desk after my illness—running on all cylinders.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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