step on it
idiomatic phrase
: to increase one's speed : hurry up
You'd better step on it or we'll be late.
especially
: to accelerate an automobile
The one in the back seat asked me what made me so sure I was having a heart attack. Very polite, I said I had had one before and knew what it was like. My wife, less polite, told them to step on it. —
Marvin Barrett
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The puppy's leg was crushed after a horse stepped on it.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
The dog that played Dorothy’s faithful Toto was injured when someone stepped on it.
—Eric Andersson, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024
Passersby step on it with no thought of the name beneath their hurrying feet.
—Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2024
When Carl came to a session with a cigarette, Brian would pull it out his mouth and step on it.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2024
The inch-thick mat generated electricity every time a person stepped on it.
—Ramsha Zubairi, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Aug. 2024
During the race, the runner puts one piece of paper down and steps on it.
—Catherine Holecko, Parents, 30 July 2024
That could provide more space for a potential convention bounce to play out after the GOP convention without the Democrats' event stepping on it.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 17 July 2024
On the deck, was a metal plaque signifying the spot where the Japanese had surrendered and a sister told us to step on it to become closer to that great event.
—Dick Ahles, Hartford Courant, 4 July 2024
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
The dog that played Dorothy’s faithful Toto was injured when someone stepped on it.
—Eric Andersson, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024
Passersby step on it with no thought of the name beneath their hurrying feet.
—Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2024
When Carl came to a session with a cigarette, Brian would pull it out his mouth and step on it.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2024
The inch-thick mat generated electricity every time a person stepped on it.
—Ramsha Zubairi, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Aug. 2024
During the race, the runner puts one piece of paper down and steps on it.
—Catherine Holecko, Parents, 30 July 2024
That could provide more space for a potential convention bounce to play out after the GOP convention without the Democrats' event stepping on it.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 17 July 2024
On the deck, was a metal plaque signifying the spot where the Japanese had surrendered and a sister told us to step on it to become closer to that great event.
—Dick Ahles, Hartford Courant, 4 July 2024
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“Step on it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/step%20on%20it. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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