floor it
Pedal down completely
Floor it means to press a vehicle's accelerator pedal all the way down—to the floor—for maximum speed: We were late, so I floored it on the highway.
The phrase extends to any situation requiring sudden full effort or commitment: When the deadline hit, we had to floor it to finish on time.
- step on itUrging someone to hurry
- punch itAccelerate suddenly, hard
- gun itAccelerate suddenly and fully
- hit the gasIncrease vehicle speed suddenly
- accelerateIncrease in velocity
redline · full throttle · speed · rev up · go all out · barrel · sprint · book it · take action · pedal to the metal · burn rubber · lay rubber · put the pedal to the metal · gas pedal · overdrive · step on the gas · nail it · put pedal to the metal
- car talkpedal to the metal, hit the gas, step on it, burn rubber, peel out
- driving slanggun it, pedal to the metal, pedal to metal, peel out, burn rubber
- maximum effortall-out, full throttle, go all out, go hard, all in
- accelerationaccelerate, acceleration, accelerating, speed up, speeding up
- racingrace, racing, race track, racetrack, lap
- hurry uphurry, hurry up, rush, hustle, move it
floor itbrake
Device to slow motion
slam on the brakes · hit the brakes · stop · decelerate · slow down
floor ittake it easy
Advice to relax
go slow · hold back · hesitate · take it slow · take your time