be cooking with gas Idiom

gas up

fill up a gas tank We should gas up tonight before we leave on our holiday tomorrow.

gash

girls, broads, chicks, lovelies We can't have a party without gash. Let's phone some girls.

step on the gas

go faster, hurry I decided to step on the gas in order to get to work on time.

chingasos

fighting

cook with gas

to succeed, to proceed well:"After a beer, the work went well. We were cooking with gas"

gasface

1. to show someone a sign of disrespect
2. to make stupid face towards someone you don't like

run out of gas

Idiom(s): run out of gas

Theme: GASOLINE

to use up all the gasoline available.
• I hope we don’t run out of gas.
• I am sorry I am late. I ran out of gas.

out of gas

Idiom(s): out of gas

Theme: EXHAUSTION

tired; exhausted; worn out. (Informal.)
• What a day! I've been working since morning, and I’m really out of gas.
• This electric clock is out of gas. I'll have to get a new one.

cooking with gas

Idiom(s): cooking with gas

Theme: CORRECTNESS

doing things the right way. (Informal. From an advertising slogan.)
• That's great. Now you're cooking with gas.
• Things are moving along nicely with the project. The entire staff is really cooking with gas.

blow a gasket

Idiom(s): blow a gasket AND blow a fuse; blow one's cork; blow one's top; blow one's stack

Theme: ANGER - RELEASE

to become very angry; to lose one's temper. (Slang.)
• I was so mad I almost blew a gasket.
• I've never heard such a thing. I'm going to blow a fuse.
• I blew my cork when he hit me.
• I was so mad I could have blown my top.
• I makes me so mad I could blow my stack.

be affable with gas

slang To be accepting success in a accurate activity. Once we dislodged that piece, we were absolutely affable with gas on this repair. That's a abundant idea—now you're affable with gas!Learn more: cook, gas

be affable with ˈgas

(American English, informal) be accomplishing article actual able-bodied and successfully: Business may accept been a little apathetic at first, but now we’re affable with gas!Learn more: cook, gas

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