gas up

Idioms and Phrases

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 .

Example Sentences

But by and large, the formula works like this: house down, wages down, gas up, food up equals ticked off consumer.

From The Daily Beast

She turned the gas up in her little sitting-room, and sank wearily into an easy chair.

From Project Gutenberg

Suppose you send a current of gas up into this sewing-thimble: it can find an exit only by turning backward.

From Project Gutenberg

Then you let bubbles of the gas up into the jar, and they turn out the water and take its place.

From Project Gutenberg

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