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    Idiom: Hit The Accelerator

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    hit the accelerator 

    Meanings

    Synonym of hit the gas.

    Example Sentences

    1
    He hit the accelerator to overtake the car in front of him.
    2
    The race car driver hit the accelerator as soon as the signal turned green.
    3
    I was scared when my friend hit the accelerator and drove too fast.
    4
    In order to merge onto the highway swiftly, she hit the accelerator.
    5
    The police officer hit the accelerator to chase the suspect.

    A-Z Proximities

    • hit one out of the ballpark
    • hit pause
    • hit paydirt
    • hit someone for six
    • hit someone when they are down
    • hit the accelerator
    • hit the big time
    • hit the bottle
    • hit the bricks
    • hit the buffers
    • hit the fan

    Similar Idioms

    • hit the accelerator
    • don't let the door hit you on the way out
    • hit above one's weight
    • hit a snag
    • hit below one's weight
    • hit home
    • hit it big
    • hit it up
    • hit on
    • hit one out of the ballpark
    • hit pause
    • hit paydirt
    • hit someone for six
    • hit someone when they are down
    • hit the big time
    • hit the bottle
    • hit the bricks
    • hit the buffers
    • hit the fan
    • hit the gas

    Similar Phrases

    • accelerator factor
    • accelerator pedal
    • charge-exchange accelerator
    • cockcroft-walton accelerator
    • electron accelerator
    • induction accelerator
    • linear accelerator
    • microwave linear accelerator
    • particle accelerator
    • prothrombin accelerator
    • proton accelerator
    • hit home
    • hit it off
    • hit squad
    • hit the dirt
    • hit the hay
    • no-hit game
    • take a hit
    • base hit
    • hit it up
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