Since a model T Ford is fast, if your grandpa gets out of gear like one it means he got out of the gear really fast.
The phrase is "Grandpa flew out of gear like a Model T Ford". From the book, Where The Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls. The Model T Ford had a planetary 3 speed transmission that was notorious for jumping out of gear into neutral. Grandpa got excited and flew out of gear.
This is not an idiom. When you see a comparison with "Like a ___" you're looking at a simile. This one's comparing something to an old Model-T car.
A simile is a comparison by using like or as. Ex. He flew through the air like a bird
A simile is a comparison by using like or as. Ex. He flew through the air like a bird
This is not an idiom. When you see a comparison with "Like a ___" you're looking at a simile. This one's comparing something to an old Model-T car.
Simile
Any comparison that uses like or as is a simile. Otherwise it is a metaphor. Like a giant bird flapping its wings, the airplane flew over the field. Simile. The airplane accelerated down the runway and with a mighty leap the giant bird flew into the sky. Metaphor
"She sells seashells by the seashore," is a poem with alliteration. An example of a simile in a poem is "Her hair was as dark as the night." An example of onomatopoeia in a poem is "The bees buzzed as they flew from flower to flower."
Lost control.
The past tense of fly is flew.
In 2003, the first remote-controlled model airplane flew across the Atlantic Ocean nonstop.
The plane flew past the building.The birds flew to the new nesting grounds.