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| 词汇 | hit the brakes |
| 释义 | Idiom hit the brakes to suddenly slow down or stop a vehicle.Maggie hit the brakes, making her car go out of control. hit the brakes1. To quickly engage a vehicle's brakes to slow down or stop. He hit the brakes when he saw the child running into the street. 2. By extension, to slow down or stop something one is doing. We had to hit the brakes on development when we found out the investors were pulling out. hit the brakes1. Lit. to step on a vehicle's brakes hard and fast. I came around the curve too fast and had to hit the brakes immediately. 2. Fig. to stop [something]. The project seemed to be getting nowhere so we hit the brakes before too much more money was spent. |
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