Communication
switch gears
change activity or approach
To switch gears means to change what you are doing or the way you are dealing with something.
Hear it in real life
Shall we keep discussing the design?
Let's switch gears and look at the costs.
We were chatting about holidays, then switched gears and talked about the rent.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: Let's switch gear and talk about costs.
Say: Let's switch gears and talk about costs.
In the figurative expression, use the plural noun "gears," not singular "gear."
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How it fits in a sentence.
switch gears; switched gears; switch gears andverb
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We were chatting about holidays, then switched gears and talked about the rent.
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switch gears
change activity or approach
“We were chatting about holidays, then switched gears and talked about the rent.”
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