v. phr. , slang To gun or speed up a motor; make a car, airplane, or something driven by a motor go faster. The race driver gave it the gun. The speedboat pilot gave her the gun.
Compare: STEP ON IT.
v. phr. , slang To gun or speed up a motor; make a car, airplane, or something driven by a motor go faster. The race driver gave it the gun. The speedboat pilot gave her the gun.
Compare: STEP ON IT.
American idioms English vocabulary. Английский словарь американских идиом. 2012