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

One of them grabbed the wheel, hit the gas, and gleefully pointed the car right toward the cliff. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026

Police said that the driver, only identified as a man in his 70s, accidentally hit the gas pedal instead of the brake, which caused the car to accelerate into the building, striking someone inside. — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

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

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

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