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step on it
To go faster or as fast as one can, especially in a car. Often used as an imperative. Take me to the airport, and step on it! We'll need to step on it if we're going to get to the movie on time.
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step on it
Hurry up, go faster, as in Step on it or we are going to be late. This idiom alludes to stepping on a vehicle's gas pedal. [Colloquial; c. 1920]
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step on it
1 make a motor vehicle go faster by pressing down on the accelerator pedal with your foot. 2 hurry up. informalFarlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017
ˈstep on it
(also step on the ˈgas especially in American English ) (informal) drive a car faster; accelerate: You’ll be late if you don’t step on it.Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017
Step on it!
in. Hurry up! (As if one were pressing down on the gas pedal. Not limited to vehicles, though.) We’re late. Come on! Step on it!
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step on it
Informal To go faster; hurry.
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