put (one's) foot to the floor
put (one's) foot to the floor
1. To rapidly accelerate or go at a very high speed while driving. We'll only have a few minutes to get away, so make sure you put your foot to the floor as soon as I get in the car!
2. To do something with a great amount of effort, energy, or determination. The two were very evenly matched at the beginning of the set, but as her opponent began to tire, Williams put her foot to the floor and secured a hard-fought victory.
See also: floor, foot, put
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- gun it
- a turn of speed
- turn of speed
- keep/put the pedal to the metal
- peel out
- with the pedal to the metal
- gun
- guns
- hit the gas
- jabber away