GET UP / PICK UP STEAM


Meaning of GET UP / PICK UP STEAM in English

1.

( informal ) to become gradually more powerful, active, etc. :

His election campaign is beginning to get up steam.

2.

( of a vehicle ) to increase speed gradually

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.