Idiom
shift the dial
Meaning
To make a significant change or impact in a particular situation or context.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“We need new ideas to shift the dial on sales.”
“The new marketing campaign failed to shift the dial, so the company decided to change its strategy entirely.”
“Despite the implementation of several minor policy adjustments, the committee struggled to shift the dial on the persistent issue of urban poverty.”
Examples
simple
“We need new ideas to shift the dial on sales.”
contextual
“The new marketing campaign failed to shift the dial, so the company decided to change its strategy entirely.”
complex
“Despite the implementation of several minor policy adjustments, the committee struggled to shift the dial on the persistent issue of urban poverty.”
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