give it some welly

Definitions

1. To increase fuel or power to an engine, as to a car by depressing the gas pedal.
   UK
2. To apply great physical effort to (something).
   UK

Examples

“Believe⟳ me, if you give⟳ it a little welly down a twisty B-road this car feels pretty entertaining”

“Having put⟳ the engineer at ease, I think⟳, it was time to give⟳ the car some welly and I was amazed how effortlessly it rocketed up to, er, high speeds, then lost speed⟳ almost as rapidly when the powerful brakes came into use⟳.”

“I insisted we share⟳ the driving and, after we pulled in for a tank of petrol one hour into our drive⟳, she reluctantly let⟳ me take⟳ over. 'Give⟳ it some welly,' she said to me as I eased off the clutch. 'I'm trying,' I said”

“First they always obey⟳ the golden rule⟳ ‘Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might’ (Ecclesiastes 9:19), which translates as ‘always give⟳ it some welly’.”

“I was then given the floor and had already determined that an impassioned rather than a measured delivery was what the occasion called for and as these opportunities do not present⟳ themselves very often I thought I would give⟳ it some welly.”

“So there I was, the dutiful husband, holding onto my wife's head and shouting words of comfort to her, “Go on love⟳, give⟳ it some welly!” I'd completely forgotten all I'd learned from the classes I'd attended prior to our Thomas's arrival.”

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