punch it

To engage a vehicle's accelerator in order to speed up as quickly as possible. I knew I needed to punch it if I wanted to make it in time. The only way we're going to get over that wave is if you punch it!

See also: punch

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

See also:

with the pedal to the metal
keep/put the pedal to the metal
sucker punch
put the hammer down
land a punch
have a lead foot
punch up
take a punch at (someone or something)
put the pedal to the metal
pedal to the metal

References in periodicals archive

Baraza, a lethal striker in his heydeys, is confident that the team will punch it's way to the knockout stages despite being handed a tough pool.

Baraza tips Harambee Stars ahead of Afcon

"So that first punch It's a pride thing and you have to show you're the dominant man in the ring." If Joshua is the dominant man against Klitschko, he will launch himself into the boxing stratosphere, although, after HBO and Showtime agreed to a joint-broadcast in the United States, he is halfway there already.

IRONMAN 2

The emotional punch it's packed, those fabulously low-key set-pieces, the unexpected plot twists.

WATCH III

I was driving the most powerful petrolengine Focus estate you can buy; the one with the 1.6-litre 150bhp Ecoboost motor, but this doesn't explain it because although it's got plenty of punch it's hardly a supercar engine.

HOCUS FOCUS; Ford's good-looking new estate has a touch of magic

French rugby can punch it's weight: Imagine a scene where, for arguments sake, Dai Young goes into the Arms Park terrace and punches a heckling fan straight between the eyes.

ALFIE GETS THE VA VA VOOM

词组	punch it
释义	punch it punch it To engage a vehicle's accelerator in order to speed up as quickly as possible. I knew I needed to punch it if I wanted to make it in time. The only way we're going to get over that wave is if you punch it! See also: punch Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: with the pedal to the metal keep/put the pedal to the metal sucker punch put the hammer down land a punch have a lead foot punch up take a punch at (someone or something) put the pedal to the metal pedal to the metal References in periodicals archive Baraza, a lethal striker in his heydeys, is confident that the team will punch it's way to the knockout stages despite being handed a tough pool. Baraza tips Harambee Stars ahead of Afcon "So that first punch It's a pride thing and you have to show you're the dominant man in the ring." If Joshua is the dominant man against Klitschko, he will launch himself into the boxing stratosphere, although, after HBO and Showtime agreed to a joint-broadcast in the United States, he is halfway there already. IRONMAN 2 The emotional punch it's packed, those fabulously low-key set-pieces, the unexpected plot twists. WATCH III I was driving the most powerful petrolengine Focus estate you can buy; the one with the 1.6-litre 150bhp Ecoboost motor, but this doesn't explain it because although it's got plenty of punch it's hardly a supercar engine. HOCUS FOCUS; Ford's good-looking new estate has a touch of magic French rugby can punch it's weight: Imagine a scene where, for arguments sake, Dai Young goes into the Arms Park terrace and punches a heckling fan straight between the eyes. ALFIE GETS THE VA VA VOOM
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