step on it

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

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step on it (third-person singular simple present steps on it, present participle stepping on it, simple past and past participle stepped on it)

1. To drive fast; to step on the accelerator.

   If I step on it, I can still arrive on time.

2. (idiomatic) To act quickly.

   They'll have to step on it to finish the paper tonight.

• bug out
• burn rubber
• floor it
• haul ass
• make like a tree
• make tracks
• pedal to the metal
• take off

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