| 单词 | to step on it |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto step on it (†her) 2. to step on the gas: see gas n.2 Phrases 1a. to step on the juice: see juice n. 1e. Also, to step on it (†her). colloquial (originally U.S.). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > proceed rapidly [verb (intransitive)] > hasten or hurry hiec1250 skelta1400 hasty?a1425 hasten1534 festinate1652 to look sharp1680 to make play1799 hurry-scurry1809 to tumble up1826 crowd1838 rush1859 hurry1871 to get a move on1888 hurry and scurry1889 to buck up1890 to get a hump on1892 to get a wiggle on1896 to shake a leg1904 to smack it about1914 flurry1917 to step on it (her)1923 to make it snappy1926 jildi1930 to get an iggri on1946 ert- society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > drive a vehicle [verb (intransitive)] > drive or operate a motor vehicle > accelerate or decelerate accelerate1902 to open up1903 to open out1906 to step on the gas1916 to step on it (her)1923 to turn the wick up (or down)1948 to hit the floorboard1971 1923 R. Crothers Mary the Third ii. i. 53 This is life! Go on, Lynn! Step on her! (Lynn bends lower over the wheel.) 1926 G. H. Maines & B. Grant Wise-crack Dict. 13/1 Step on it, hurry. 1930 F. L. Packard Jimmie Dale & Blue Envelope Murder xxii. 316 Then for heaven's sake step on it, old man! 1939 G. Greene Confidential Agent iv. ii. 283 ‘Step on it, Joe.’ They ricocheted down the rough path. 1957 ‘N. Shute’ On Beach i. 27 Get up into it, and I'll step on it and show you how she goes. 1974 K. Clark Another Part of Wood vi. 234 His aim was to complain to M. Jean Zay that he was not getting enough drink. ‘Tell him to step on it’ he repeated. 1981 C. Leopold Night Fishers of Antibes lxxv. 201 All he had to do was to put the Citroën into second and step on it. < as lemmas |
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