step on it

English

Etymology

Automobile accelerators are usually foot pedals, so stepping down harder increases the acceleration.

Verb

To drive fast; to step on the accelerator.
If I step on it, I can still arrive on time.
(idiomatic) To act quickly.
They'll have to step on it to finish the paper tonight.

Translations

to drive fast

Finnish: painaa (fi) kaasua (fi)
Macedonian: нагазува (nagázuva)
Portuguese: pisar fundo

Russian: жать на газ impf (žatʹ na gaz), поднажа́ть (ru) pf (podnažátʹ)
Swedish: gasen i botten

to act quickly

Finnish: panna töpinäksi

Russian: поднажа́ть (ru) pf (podnažátʹ)

See also

Anagrams

Poinsett, nepotist, neti pots, pointest, pointset, set point, setpoint, stonepit

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