step on the gas

step on the gas

Move faster! (As if one is accelerating a car by stepping on the gas pedal.) Step on the gas, will you? We're going to be late!

See also: gas, on, step

step on the gas

 and step on it

to hurry up; to make a vehicle go faster. (As if stepping on an automobile's accelerator. step on the gas. We are going to be late! step on it! Let's go!

See also: gas, on, step