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See: STEP ON IT or STEP ON THE GAS.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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step on it

[step on it] or [step on the gas] {v. phr.} 1. To push down on the gas pedal to make a car go faster. * /Be very careful when you […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

out of step

[out of step] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. Not in step; not matching strides or keeping pace with another or others. * /George always marches out of step with the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

in step

[in step] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. With the left or right foot stepping at the same time as another's or to the beat of music; in matching strides with […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

step into

[step into] {v.} 1. To come or go into. * /The taxi stopped, and we stepped into it./ * /Mr. Jones called to his secretary to step into his office./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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