in the groove

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介词短语
  1. Running or performing extremely smoothly. colloquial
  2. Playing perfectly, perfectly in sync with others, or with perfect focus. slang
    — The jazz musicians gave no grandstand performances; they simply got a great burn from playing in the groove.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in, groove.
    — The whole course of legislation... had flowed in the same groove for centuries.

词源

Originally slang that first appeared in the mid-19th century with a (usually pejorative) reference to the difficulty of leaving a well-worn rut (see in a rut). As back in the groove, the phrase acquired a positive sense of returning to one's usual self after a period of illness, setbacks, etc. With special regard for music, originally US jazz slang from the 1920s, possibly with reference to the grooves of early records.
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