hit the gas
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Etymology edit
Suggesting the use of a gas pedal, or accelerator.
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hit the gas (third-person singular simple present hits the gas, present participle hitting the gas, simple past and past participle hit the gas)
- (US, idiomatic) To go; go faster.
- Synonyms: gas, hit the accelerator, lay tracks, put the pedal to the metal, step on the gas
- They're gaining on you; you'd better hit the gas, now!
- (idiomatic, informal) To advance or do something more quickly or with more energy.
- Synonyms: hit the accelerator, step on the gas
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to go faster
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