have a lead foot

/hav ɐ lˈiːd fˈʊt/

/hæv ɐ lˈiːd fˈʊt/

to have a lead foot

to have a tendency to drive very fast

Examples

1. My Aunt Norma had a lead foot, God bless her, and once got four speeding tickets in a single month.

2. My father always had a lead foot.