hit the accelerator

Frequency: 6.85.2 per million words

To press the accelerator suddenly and hard.

acceleratorVERB + ACCELERATOR

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hit

Examples (10)

  • Seeing the light turn green, the driver hit the accelerator.
  • In a panic, she hit the accelerator instead of the brake.
  • He hit the accelerator and the sports car roared to life.
  • If we're going to make it on time, you need to hit the accelerator!
  • The getaway driver hit the accelerator, leaving a trail of smoke behind.
  • She gets a thrill from hitting the accelerator on an open highway.
  • As soon as he merged onto the freeway, he hit the accelerator to match the speed of traffic.
  • The taxi driver hit the accelerator the moment our destination was in sight.
  • Don't hit the accelerator so hard; you're wasting fuel.
  • The engine screamed as he hit the accelerator, pushing the car to its limit.