step on it en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Etymology
An automobile accelerator is usually a foot pedal, so stepping down harder increases the acceleration.
Meanings
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To drive fast; to step on the accelerator.
If I step on it, I can still arrive on time.
But a signal check at Tollerton was not expected and the driver had to "step on it" thereafter, to reach Darlington, as we did, dead on time.
1959 July 14, O. S. Nock, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 482:
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(idiomatic) To act quickly.
They'll have to step on it to finish the paper tonight.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| steps on it | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| stepped on it | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| stepped on it | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| stepping on it | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Relateds
make tracks · floor it · take off · bug out · burn rubber · pedal to the metal · make like a tree · haul ass
Translations (17)
fr appuyer sur le champignon (to drive fast) · ru жать на газ (to drive fast) · sv gasen i botten (to drive fast) · ru поднажа́ть (to drive fast) · ko 밟아 라 (to drive fast) · fr mettre les gaz (to drive fast) · pl dawać gazu (to act quickly) · pt pisar fundo (to drive fast) · pl dać gazu (to act quickly) · fi panna töpinäksi (to act quickly) · pl dać gazu (to drive fast) · sv plattan i mattan (to drive fast) · el πατάω γκάζι (to drive fast) · ru поднажа́ть (to act quickly) · fi painaa kaasua (to drive fast) · pl dawać gazu (to drive fast) · mk нагазува (to drive fast)