flooring it
Pedal completely down
Flooring it means pressing a vehicle's accelerator pedal all the way to the floor—maximum throttle for rapid acceleration.
The phrase extends to any situation requiring sudden, full-force effort: When the light turned green, she floored it.
Someone might floor it metaphorically when rushing to meet a deadline or escaping an awkward situation.
- acceleratingIncreasing in speed
- full throttleMaximum engine power
- punch itAccelerate suddenly, hard
- lead footHabitual fast driver
- engine tuningOptimizing motor performance settings
momentum · no holds barred · nitrous oxide · top speed · horsepower · velocity · risk-taking · balls to the wall · drag racing · revving · zero to sixty · adrenaline · high stakes · pedal to the metal · putting the hammer down · fuel injection · turbocharging · drifting
- accelerationaccelerate, acceleration, accelerating, speed up, speeding up
- car slangbeater, beamer, Benz, bug, Caddy
flooring itbraking
Reducing speed deliberately
slamming on the brakes · coasting · idling · decelerating · crawling
flooring ittaking it easy
Deliberately slowing down
cruising · holding back · taking one's time · hesitating · dawdling