词汇 | stepping on it |
释义 | (redirected from stepping on it)step on itTo 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. step on itHurry 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] step on it1 make a motor vehicle go faster by pressing down on the accelerator pedal with your foot. 2 hurry up. informalˈstep 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.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! step on itInformal To go faster; hurry. |
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