gun it
Slam the pedal
To gun it is to accelerate rapidly, pressing the gas pedal hard: I gunned it through the yellow light.
The expression comes from gunning an engine—revving it aggressively.
It can extend beyond vehicles to mean moving fast or pushing hard: We need to gun it if we're going to finish on time.
- accelerateIncrease in velocity
- floor itAccelerate to maximum speed
- pedal to the metalMaximum automotive acceleration
- punch itAccelerate suddenly, hard
- hit itCommand to start music
blast · throttle · zoom · go for broke · race · rev · drop the hammer · peel out · tear out · sprint · burn rubber · step on it · thrust · hit the gas · speed · slam · dash · bolt
- maximum effortall-out, full throttle, go all out, go hard, all in
- accelerationaccelerate, acceleration, accelerating, speed up, speeding up
- driving slangfloor it, pedal to the metal, pedal to metal, peel out, burn rubber
- racingrace, racing, race track, racetrack, lap
- hurry uphurry, hurry up, rush, hustle, move it