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Meaning of step on it | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. To drive fast; to step on the accelerator.
  2. To act quickly.
    idiomatic

Equivalents

Suomi panna töpinäksi
Français appuyer sur le champignon mettre les gaz
한국어 밟아 라
Македонски нагазува
Português pisar fundo
Русский жать на газ поднажа́ть
Svenska gasen i botten gasen i botten plattan i mattan

Examples

“If I step on it, I can still arrive⟳ on time.”
“But a signal check at Tollerton was not expected and the driver had to "step on it" thereafter, to reach⟳ Darlington, as we did, dead on time.”
“They'll have⟳ to step on it to finish⟳ the paper tonight.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

step on someone's lines step on someone's toes step on the gas step on the laughs step out step out of line

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