('US') She shifted 'into' low/high 'gear'. = ('Brit') She changed 'into' bottom/top 'gear'. [=she changed to a gear that allows for a slower/faster rate of speed]
This discovery will bring about a 'paradigm shift' in our understanding of evolution. [=will cause people to understand evolution in a completely new way]
We need to 'shift ourselves' [='get moving'] if we're going to make it home before dark.
(..) I'm gonna get the hang of talking to you. His mom's been saying that for years. - What's up? - Well, I convinced the restaurant... ...to give me a bartending shift so I need to practice mixing drinks. Oh, well, great. The key to acquiring proficiency in any task is repetition. Suicide, for example. (..)2007 TvShow: The Big Bang Theory Title: The Grasshopper Experiment Season: 1 Episode 8