on steroids

phrase

1
: taking anabolic steroids
an athlete accused of being on steroids
The term [road rage] was presumably based on "roid rage," referring to sudden violent activity by people on steroids.Michael Fumento
2
informal : greatly increased in size or power beyond what is normal or usual
With one giant claw and one smaller one, the creature looks like a fiddler crab on steroids.Don Wilson
… the inflation of a military budget that already looks as though it's on steroids.Donald Kaul
Only technology could cook it in record time. A microwave oven on steroids, that cooks eight times faster than other conventional ovens.James Hattori et al.

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“On steroids.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20steroids. Accessed 14 Dec. 2025.

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