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What is the meaning of "to floor it" idiom?

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Idiom Conjugations:

 
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Gerund Form of the Idiom:

Flooring it can be dangerous.
 
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Idiom Usage:

Imperative:
"Floor it!"
This idiom is used almost always in reference to making an automobile go very fast.
 
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Idiom Scenario 2:


Bruce and Victor are a couple of teenagers.  They have spent the past several months fixing up an old car.  They have made many modifications to make the car go very fast.  One day Bruce and Victor decide to take their car for a test drive out on the highway.  They find a deserted stretch of highway.  Bruce smiles at Victor and says...
"Floor it!  Let's see how fast this car can go"
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Idiom Scenario 1:


Ned and Grace are driving to work one morning.  They left the house late and now they think they will be late for work.  Grace is quite nervous because she has a big meeting first thing in the morning.  As the car approaches an intersection, the light turns yellow.  Grace tells Ned to...
floor it.
Grace does not want Ned to slow down and prepare to stop for the red light that will follow the yellow light.  Grace does not want to have to wait at the red light so she tells Ned to hurry through the intersection before the light turns red.
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Idiom Definition:


"to floor it"
to quickly press the accelerator pedal of an automobile to the floor
 
Synonyms:
accelerate, car, drive, forward, gas, gun, hammer, hurry, rev, speed, spur, step, throttle, vehicle
 
 
 
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