putt along

putt along

To move along at a very quick, brisk, or rapid pace, especially on a compact motorized vehicle. He's totally happy just putting along the countryside in the little van of his. We were putting along on our scooter through the streets of Venice when someone suddenly darted in front of us.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

putt along

to move along rapidly, usually in a motorized vehicle. ("Putt-putt" is the sound made to mimic engines, especially small engines.) The little car was putting along down the highway, when one of the tires went flat. We were putting along very smoothly all the way into town.
See also: putt
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • putt
  • zoom along
  • move along
  • I have to move along
  • come along
  • rip along
  • make (one's) way along (something)
  • make way along
  • along with
  • along with something
References in periodicals archive
There were also be side contests for the longest drive, nearest the hole and longest putt along with an hole-in-one competition on the 12th.
More than 600 golf carts putt along the area greens in the Wenatchee area, according to Gary Harlow.
More than 600 golf carts putt along the greens in the Wenatchee area, according to Gary Harlow.
If you have under-clubbed you could be left with a long putt along a green that offers more contours than many of its counterparts.
You putt along the strip, the ball climbs up a slope, the severity of which is adjustable and the ball either returns to your feet or stays in a shallow indentation which represents the hole.
On the highway of life, is it better to bomb down the fast lane like the builders and the brickies in their BMWs, or to putt along at a snail's pace with the academics and eggheads behind the wheel of a clapped out 2 CV?