hit the gas

idiom

: to push down on the accelerator in a vehicle in a sudden and forceful way

She suddenly hit the gas and sped away.

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The Biden administration has hit the gas on spending money that was allocated in the president’s sweeping infrastructure and health care/energy laws. —

Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 3 Dec. 2024 Winbush's foot then slipped off the brake and hit the gas pedal, sending the vehicle across the highway and into the pond. —

Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 16 Aug. 2024 The 23-year-old elusive motorist initially stopped for police but then hit the gas and zoomed away in his black Mercedes Benz across the Throggs Neck Bridge into the Bronx, police said. —

Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 9 Nov. 2024 Prep hit the gas after that and is on a five-game winning streak. —

Ned Griffen, Hartford Courant, 4 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hit the gas