slam on the brakes

Language: en

Meaning: (idiomatic,transitive)Topressdown hard on thebrakesof avehiclein order tomake it stopsuddenly.1944July and August, “Top Link Drivers: XXI—Driver H. Blunt, L.N.E.R.”, inRailway Magazine, page226:Driving 2-6-2 locomotive No. 4771Green Arrow, Blunt suddenly noticed that the tunnel mouth was silhouetted in a dazzling white glare and that incendiary bombs were showering down in their hundreds, heslammed on all his brakesand brought his train to a stop just inside the tunnel.

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