hit the gas en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
Suggesting the use of a gas pedal, or accelerator.
Meanings
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(US, idiomatic) To go; go faster.
Impera's right below us. I'm pointing her straight down and hitting the gas. There's a military base down there that'll try to blow us apart before we hit. Let's not be here when that happens.
2014 November [2014 May 28], Mac Walters, Jeremy Barlow, “Mass Effect: Foundation #11”, in Mass Effect: Foundation, volume 3 (Science Fiction), spoken by Zaeed Massani, Dark Horse Comics, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 66: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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hitting the gas | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| hit the gas | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| hit the gas | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| hits the gas | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Synonyms
hit the accelerator · step on the gas · hit the accelerator · put the pedal to the metal · gas · lay tracks · step on the gas
Translations (10)
sv trampa på gasen (to go faster) · de Gas geben (to go faster) · fi painaa talla pohjaan (to go faster) · fr mettre les gaz (to go faster) · pt pisar fundo (to go faster) · ru газану́ть (to go faster) · ru газова́ть (to go faster) · ru жать на газ (to go faster) · es acelerar a fondo (to go faster) · es acelerar (to go faster)