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gas up

Idioms  

  1. Supply a vehicle with gasoline, as in I want to be sure to gas up before we go. James M. Cain used this term in The Postman Always Rings Twice (1934): “I went to gas up a car.” [Colloquial; c. 1930 Also see tank up.

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“It’s about conserving gas and also trying to make sure I end up in a neighborhood where I can gas up for a sane price.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

She earns enough to pay rent, buy groceries, gas up her car — and send money home to her parents.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 12, 2024

“Let’s be prepared - secure items that could become airborne, gas up your car, have cash and bottled water on hand,” officials said in a post on the social media platform X.

From Reuters • Aug. 28, 2023

He insolently stopped to gas up his bike.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2022

A convoy of trucks rolls by, Some truckers stop to eat or to gas up.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

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