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crank the handle

idiom
Meaning

To perform a process; to do some work.


Examples
SIMPLE

We just need to crank the handle and finish this report.

CONTEXTUAL

The team had to crank the handle for several hours to process all the customer data before the deadline.

COMPLEX

Once the initial research phase concluded, the analysts began to crank the handle on the complex statistical models required for the final report.

Anchors to
Related idioms7entries
  1. 01

    crank one's hog

    To masturbate by stimulating one's penis.

  2. 02

    crank out

    To produce in large volumes mechanically or as if by machine.

  3. 03

    crank up

    To muster up the mental energy to do something.

  4. 04

    fly off the handle

    To become very angry or enraged; to throw a fit or go crazy.

  5. 05

    handle oneself

    to behave

  6. 06

    handle with kid gloves

    To treat (a person or a subject) very delicately or carefully, especially so as not to cause offense or controversy.

  7. 07

    have a handle on

    To understand or grasp.

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