step on the gas

Still, it wasn’t until the second half of the season Ohtani truly started to step on the gas.

"The FDA-approved checkpoint blocking antibody helps "take off the brakes" that tumors put on immune cells, while the cytokine molecules "step on the gas" to jump-start the immune system and get an immune cell army to fight cancer cells. These two approaches work together to activate immune cells."

But the situation has led anxious Democrats, including some inside the campaign itself, to privately and publicly prod Mr. Biden to step on the gas.

But the situation has led anxious Democrats, including some inside the campaign itself, to privately and publicly prod Mr. Biden to step on the gas.

In this case, there is a neutral and important reason to step on the gas.