step on it
idiomatic phrase
: to increase one's speed : hurry up
You'd better step on it or we'll be late.
especially
: to accelerate an automobile
The one in the back seat asked me what made me so sure I was having a heart attack. Very polite, I said I had had one before and knew what it was like. My wife, less polite, told them to step on it. —
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Passersby step on it with no thought of the name beneath their hurrying feet.
—Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2024
When Carl came to a session with a cigarette, Brian would pull it out his mouth and step on it.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2024
The inch-thick mat generated electricity every time a person stepped on it.
—Ramsha Zubairi, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Aug. 2024
During the race, the runner puts one piece of paper down and steps on it.
—Catherine Holecko, Parents, 30 July 2024
That could provide more space for a potential convention bounce to play out after the GOP convention without the Democrats' event stepping on it.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 17 July 2024
On the deck, was a metal plaque signifying the spot where the Japanese had surrendered and a sister told us to step on it to become closer to that great event.
—Dick Ahles, Hartford Courant, 4 July 2024
That super bright color actually comes in handy, stopping people from stepping on it and driving over it with a lawn mower.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Southern Living, 25 June 2024
To avoid stepping on it, consider the following six tips.
—Ginny Hogan, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
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Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2024
When Carl came to a session with a cigarette, Brian would pull it out his mouth and step on it.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2024
The inch-thick mat generated electricity every time a person stepped on it.
—Ramsha Zubairi, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Aug. 2024
During the race, the runner puts one piece of paper down and steps on it.
—Catherine Holecko, Parents, 30 July 2024
That could provide more space for a potential convention bounce to play out after the GOP convention without the Democrats' event stepping on it.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 17 July 2024
On the deck, was a metal plaque signifying the spot where the Japanese had surrendered and a sister told us to step on it to become closer to that great event.
—Dick Ahles, Hartford Courant, 4 July 2024
That super bright color actually comes in handy, stopping people from stepping on it and driving over it with a lawn mower.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Southern Living, 25 June 2024
To avoid stepping on it, consider the following six tips.
—Ginny Hogan, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
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“Step on it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/step%20on%20it. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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