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gear (sb/sth) up
— Phrasal Verb with gear /gɪər/ verbDefinition
› to prepare yourself or someone else for something: Politicians are already gearing up for the election. Local health unions are gearing themselves up for a battle amid fears of job losses among the 250 staff.
(Definition of gear (sb/sth) up from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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