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anchors

anchors {n.}

Brakes. "Slam on the anchors" to brake really hard.

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[ride the brake] or [ride the clutch] {v. phr.}, {informal} To keep your foot on the pedal. * /Riding the brake is a bad habit for a driver to form./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[brake] See: [RIDE THE BRAKE]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

slam

[slam] See: [GRAND SLAM]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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