hit the accelerator

Meaning: (idiomatic)Synonym ofhit the gas.2019July 11, John Thornhill, “Does tech threaten to rerun the worst of the Industrial Revolution?”, inFinancial Times‎[1]:If Frey is right about the technology trap then this may also imply that China could leap ahead in the AI arms race. Sensitive to voter interests, western democracies may yet touch the brakes when it comes to mass deployment of AI technology, while authoritarian regimeshit the acceleratorhard.

Examples:

EN: I meant to hit the brake and I must have hit the accelerator!
ES: Quería pisar el freno y debo haber pisado... ¡el acelerador!
EN: My foot, it never meant to hit the accelerator.
ES: Mi pie se me fue al acelerador.
EN: I saw you and I went for the brake but I hit the accelerator.
ES: Te vi y quise frenar, pero pisé el acelerador.
EN: You hit the accelerator.
ES: Pisa el acelerador.
EN: If the universe bends and stretches around the speed of light... what happens when we hit the accelerator and start to get close?
ES: Si el universo se estiro por la velocidad de la luz, que sucede cuando un acelerador se acerca a la frontera?
EN: Did you yell "America" when you hit the accelerator?
ES: ¿Gritaste "América" cuando aceleraste?
EN: We haven't got a green, so let's not hit the accelerator.
ES: No hay zona verde aquí, así que no pises el acelerador.
EN: Mine hit the accelerator, remember?
ES: Pisó el acelerador, ¿recuerdas?
EN: You think she hit the accelerator instead of the brake.
ES: Cree que pisó el acelerador en vez del freno.
EN: Better hit the accelerator Harry!
ES: Mejor pisa el acelerador Harry!
EN: - I barely hit the accelerator.
ES: - Apenas alcanzo el acelerador.
EN: According to a source close to the family, he was trying to park the car when he hit the accelerator instead of the brake and ran over his mother.
HI: परिवार के करीबी सूत्र के अनुसार, वह कार को पार्क करने की कोशिश कर रहा था, जब उसने ब्रेक की जगह एक्सीलेटर दबा दिया और कार उसके मां के ऊपर चढ़ गई.
EN: According to a source close to the family, he was trying to park the 4wd when he hit the accelerator instead of the brake and ran over his mother.
HI: परिवार के करीबी सूत्र के अनुसार, वह कार को पार्क करने की कोशिश कर रहा था, जब उसने ब्रेक की जगह एक्सीलेटर दबा दिया और कार उसके मां के ऊपर चढ़ गई.
EN: Careful now, don't hit the accelerator.
ID: Hati-hati sekarang, jangan tekan pedal gasnya.
EN: I, I, I, I, I took my foot off the brake for a second, and, and the car started to go forward, and I panicked, and I p-uh, I, I,I hit the accelerator, and I just ... We should exchange fluids.
ID: Sebaiknya kita bertukar cairan.

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