单词:floored it
1. To have suddenly accelerated a motor vehicle, perhaps to evade police or armed pursuers. May be used as a substitution to "he burned rubber", "he put the pedal to the metal" or "he high-tailed it outta there."
2. A common cultural utterance used in lieu of a less common Greek proverb; "He who harvests the beets drinks first from the gourd." Often used to confuse nosy children who have heard others use the phrase "flirted" due to the similarity in phonology.
> 1. "The pigs saw that arm hangin' outta the trunk, man...he saw them turn on the blinkers and he floored it!"
> 2. "Why did you tip the waiter so much?"
> "He was good and plus he totally flirted."
> "What did you say, Mom?"
> "I said he 'floored it', dear."
> "Floored it? What does that mean?"
> "He who harvests the beets...drinks first from the gourd."
> "..."
2. A common cultural utterance used in lieu of a less common Greek proverb; "He who harvests the beets drinks first from the gourd." Often used to confuse nosy children who have heard others use the phrase "flirted" due to the similarity in phonology.
> 1. "The pigs saw that arm hangin' outta the trunk, man...he saw them turn on the blinkers and he floored it!"
> 2. "Why did you tip the waiter so much?"
> "He was good and plus he totally flirted."
> "What did you say, Mom?"
> "I said he 'floored it', dear."
> "Floored it? What does that mean?"
> "He who harvests the beets...drinks first from the gourd."
> "..."