into high gear

To a faster or more intense pace. All right, let's kick it into high gear for the last part of today's workout! I've always been a good student, but now that I'm trying to get a scholarship for college, my studying has gone into high gear.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Madhukar	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Felice	[fə'li:s]
Panagiota	-	Greek
Benjamin	BEN-jə-min (English), bawn-zha-MEN (French), BEN-yah-meen (German)	English, French, German, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Biblical
Alvin	['ælvin]
Nazaire	-	French