hit the gas

phrase

US

: to push down on the accelerator in a vehicle in a sudden and forceful way

She suddenly hit the gas and sped away.

Examples of hit the gas in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Instead of a methodical approach to their third drive of the game, though, the Broncos hit the gas. — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 16 July 2026

Rather than going full promo-mode in the lead-up to the release, BTS are waiting to hit the gas. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2026

So there will be blood, er, an Oscar at least given to Anderson, who hit the gas and kept on going. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2026

Miami is 11-5 against those eight teams, but that record was compiled mostly before several of those teams hit the gas pedal on their tanks. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for hit the gas

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