English Explanatory Dictionary

step on it

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To drive fast; to step on the accelerator.
To act quickly.

Pronunciation

En-au-step on it.ogg

Word forms

step on it steps on it stepping on it stepped on it

Etymology

An automobile accelerator is usually a foot pedal, so stepping down harder increases the acceleration.

Related words

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

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