* change gears: to adopt a different approach to a situation
ex> We had to change gears when it got too hot to work outside.
Note> When you change gears in am manual transmission, you are usually changing speeds. So there are people who use this idiom to mean, “speed of activity” (speed up or slow down the activity)
* so to speak: what was just said was not meant to be humorous
ex> The situation at the hair salon is coming to a head, so to speak.
* go with the flow: to readily agree or cooperative with others; adapt to a new or changing situation
ex> I used to argue with everyone, but now I just go with the flow.
* bite off more than one can chew: to attempt something that is beyond one’s abilities
ex> Ian has bitten off more than he can chew by offering to organize the party.
* up to: to be capable of
ex> She didn’t feel up to facing a classroom full of kids.
* backtrack: to reverse one’s direction on a path, action, or opinion
ex> He only had to backtrack for ten minutes before finding his hat.
@ My old knee just wasn’t up to a bike journey of that magnitude.
size. /degree. / significance.
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