bomb it

Speed along recklessly

To bomb it is to move very fast, typically in a vehicle: We bombed it down the highway.

The phrase suggests reckless speed and urgency.

In British slang especially, bombing it conveys hurtling somewhere with little regard for caution: She was bombing it through traffic to make her flight.

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fizzle · dart · choke · hustle · botch · blunder · zip · dynamite · explode · bolt · tear · go fast · haul ass · speed demon · torpedo · screw up · flop · mess up

Opposites
speed of movement

bomb itcrawl

Move slowly, low

creep · plod · dawdle · mosey · trudge

manner/attitude of movement

bomb ittake one's time

Act without haste

stroll · saunter · meander · leisurely stroll · wander

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bombing

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG