lead foot en · NOUN
Etymology
A gas pedal needs to be pushed down using one's foot to go faster. If a foot was made of lead it would be very heavy, making it easier to depress the pedal.
Meanings
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(idiomatic) A habit of driving fast.
Damn, but Kate's got a lead foot. Does she want us all to get speeding tickets?
2010, Claudia Gray, Hourglass, Harper Collins, →ISBN, page 27:But here I am, sitting in the passenger seat of a Maserati GranTurismo, gathering information about the man at the wheel. He has a lead foot and very little respect for the city's traffic laws.
2013, Kirsten Miller, How to Lead a Life of Crime, Penguin, →ISBN:Sweetie, I think you've got a lead foot today. We're gonnnnnaaa - get a ticket.
1977, Neil Gallagher, How to Stop the Porno Plague, Bethany Fellowship, →ISBN, page 55:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lead feet | Number=Plur | lexicographic |