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to smash the gas
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to speed up or intensify effort on a task
Slang
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Inseparable
Particle
the gas
Base verb
smash
Present tense
smash the gas
3rd person singular
smashes the gas
Present participle
smashing the gas
Past simple
smashed the gas
Past participle
smashed the gas
What does "to smash the gas" mean in driving slang?
The phrase "to smash the gas" means to press the accelerator pedal very hard in a vehicle, usually to speed up quickly or drive aggressively. The structure is informal slang where "smash" emphasizes forceful action and "the gas" refers to the accelerator. It is commonly used in driving contexts and everyday speech to describe rapid acceleration.
Examples
We need to smash the gas on this project if we want to meet the deadline.
