reverse gears

reverse gears
tv. to wretch as a prelude to omiting.
The cat is reversing gears. Throw her out the back door.
Beavis is reversing gears and might be going to vomit. You never know with Beavis.

Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions. 2015.

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