change/shift/switch gears
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: to move from one level or area of activity to another
He once again changed gears in his career.
She's decided to shift gears, quit her job, and go back to school.
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shift — [n1] switch, fluctuation about face*, alteration, bend, change, changeover, conversion, deflection, deviation, displacement, double, fault, modification, move, passage, permutation, rearrangement, removal, shifting, substitution, tack, transfer,… … New thesaurus
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Manual transmission — Transmission types Manual Sequential manual Non synchronous Preselector Automatic Manumatic Semi automatic Electrohydraulic … Wikipedia
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