floor it



floor it

Fig. to press down hard and fast on the accelerator of a vehicle. She floored it and sped off over the hill.
See also: floor

floor it

to drive as fast as you can Some drivers seem to believe a yellow traffic light means floor it and rush through an intersection as fast as possible.
Related vocabulary: (put) the pedal to the metal
Etymology: based on the idea that you push the pedal (part worked with the foot) down to the floor of a car to go as fast as you can
See also: floor

floor it

  (American informal)
to drive a car as fast as it will go He likes to take his sports car out on the road and floor it.
See also: floor

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
RubÉNroo-BENSpanish
Asuman-Turkish
KassiaKA-shəEnglish (Rare)
Eimhir-Scottish
Susan['su:zn]
CamrynKAM-rinEnglish (Modern)