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Complete Definition of "step on it"

English

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

Verb
step on it

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

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

  1. idiom To act quickly.

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

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

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