give it the gun

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Etymology[edit]

Originally from the US. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Verb[edit]

give it the gun (third-person singular simple present gives it the gun, present participle giving it the gun, simple past gave it the gun, past participle given it the gun)

  1. (idiomatic) To cause a specific vehicle to accelerate; to open the throttle of an engine.

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