overdrive

iperattività, massimo regime

Stato in cui qualcuno o qualcosa lavora con intensità o velocità molto superiori al normale.

In inglese semplice: A state in which someone or something works much harder or faster than usual.

• My brain is in overdrive.
• The campaign went into overdrive before the election.
• Production kicked into overdrive as orders increased.

Come si usa: go into overdrive (Her imagination went into overdrive after the strange phone call.)

Espressioni comuni: go into overdrive, in overdrive, kick into overdrive

sovraffaticare, sovraffaticarsi

Far lavorare se stessi o qualcun altro tanto da arrivare allo sfinimento.

In inglese semplice: To make yourself or someone else work so hard that they become extremely tired.

• Don't overdrive yourself at work.
• She overdrove herself until she became ill.
• The manager was accused of overdriving the workers.

Sinonimi: overwork, exhaust

Espressioni comuni: overdrive yourself, overdrive the workers