give the gun

give the gun
phrasal to open the throttle of ; speed up

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • give the gun — phrasal 1. : to open the throttle of the motor began to cough and die so he gave it the gun 2. : to increase the speed of markedly on the open highway he gave the car the gun …   Useful english dictionary

  • give\ her\ the\ gun — • give it the gun • give her the gun v. phr. slang To gun or speed up a motor; make a car, airplane, or something driven by a motor go faster. The race driver gave it the gun. The speedboat pilot gave her the gun. Compare: step on it …   Словарь американских идиом

  • give\ it\ the\ gun — • give it the gun • give her the gun v. phr. slang To gun or speed up a motor; make a car, airplane, or something driven by a motor go faster. The race driver gave it the gun. The speedboat pilot gave her the gun. Compare: step on it …   Словарь американских идиом

  • give it the gun — or[give her the gun] {v. phr.}, {slang} To gun or speed up a motor; make a car, airplane, or something driven by a motor go faster. * /The race driver gave it the gun./ * /The speedboat pilot gave her the gun./ Compare: STEP ON IT …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • give it the gun — or[give her the gun] {v. phr.}, {slang} To gun or speed up a motor; make a car, airplane, or something driven by a motor go faster. * /The race driver gave it the gun./ * /The speedboat pilot gave her the gun./ Compare: STEP ON IT …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • The Way of the Gun — Infobox Film name = The Way of the Gun image size = caption = Theatrical poster director = Christopher McQuarrie producer = Kenneth Kokin writer = Christopher McQuarrie narrator = starring = Benicio del Toro Ryan Phillippe James Caan Juliette… …   Wikipedia

  • give it the gun — tv. to gun an engine; to rev an engine up. □ Give it the gun for a minute. □ I gave it the gun, and it backfired …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • The Gun Song — Infobox television episode Title = The Gun Song Series = Desperate Housewives Caption = Season = 4 Episode = 16 Airdate = May 18, 2008 Production = 416 Writer = Bob Daily and Matt Berry Director = Bethany Rooney Episode list = List of Desperate… …   Wikipedia

  • give her the gun — See: GIVE IT THE GUN …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • give her the gun — See: GIVE IT THE GUN …   Dictionary of American idioms

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