- burn rubber
- Verb. To depart quickly. Derived from burning tyre rubber from excessive acceleration with a motor vehicle.
English slang and colloquialisms. 2014.
burn rubber
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burn rubber — spoken phrase in a car, to accelerate so fast that the wheels spin and smoke comes off the tyres Thesaurus: to drive, or to operate a vehiclehyponym Main entry: burn * * * burn (or lay) rubber … Useful english dictionary
burn rubber — If you burn rubber, you drive very fast to get somewhere … The small dictionary of idiomes
burn rubber — ► burn rubber informal drive very quickly. Main Entry: ↑burn … English terms dictionary
burn rubber — tv. to run a car engine so fast that one spins the tires so that rubber is eft on the street. (See also lay (some) rubber.) □ Man, this hog can really burn rubber. □ When George was at the age when the greatest thrill was burning rubber, he began … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
burn rubber — {v. phr.}, {slang} 1. To start up a car or a motorcycle from dead stop so fast that the tires leave a mark on the road. * /The neighborhood drag racers burned a lot of rubber look at the marks on the road!/ 2. To leave in a hurry. * /I guess I am … Dictionary of American idioms
burn rubber — {v. phr.}, {slang} 1. To start up a car or a motorcycle from dead stop so fast that the tires leave a mark on the road. * /The neighborhood drag racers burned a lot of rubber look at the marks on the road!/ 2. To leave in a hurry. * /I guess I am … Dictionary of American idioms
burn\ rubber — v. phr. slang 1. To start up a car or a motorcycle from dead stop so fast that the tires leave a mark on the road. The neighborhood drag racers burned a lot of rubber look at the marks on the road! 2. To leave in a hurry. I guess I am going to… … Словарь американских идиом
burn rubber — vp To screech your tires pulling out. That car is so powerful it can burn rubber in second gear. 1950s … Historical dictionary of American slang
Burn Rubber on Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me) — Single infobox Name = Burn Rubber on Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me) Artist = The Gap Band from Album = The Gap Band III B side = Released = 1980 Recorded = 1980 Genre = Funk Length = 5:16 (album version) Label = Mercury Records Writer = Charlie… … Wikipedia
burn rubber — verb To accelerate so rapidly from standstill that it leaves a mark of burnt rubber on the road from the tire. Syn: lay rubber, peel rubber … Wiktionary
burn rubber — The action of rapid acceleration where the wheels make rapid rotation, but there is only very little momentum. As a result, the driving wheels leave some rubber behind on the pavement. Also see peel rubber … Dictionary of automotive terms
