burn rubber

burn rubber  {v. phr.},  {slang}
1. To start up a car or a motorcycle from dead stop so fast that the tires leave a mark on the road.
The neighborhood drag racers burned a lot of rubber — look at the marks on the road!
2. To leave in a hurry.
I guess I am going to have to burn rubber.
Categories: slang verb
Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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