"add oil" meaning in English

See add oil in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Audio: en-au-add oil.ogg [Australia] Forms: adds oil [present, singular, third-person], adding oil [participle, present], added oil [participle, past], added oil [past]
Etymology: Calque of Chinese 加油 (jiāyóu), particularly in Hong Kong contexts via its Cantonese pronunciation gaa1 jau4-2, sometimes credited to shouts of support during the Macau Grand Prix. Cf. cooking with gas, gas up, fuel up, etc. Etymology templates: {{calque|en|zh|加油|tr=jiāyóu}} Calque of Chinese 加油 (jiāyóu), {{der|en|yue|-}} Cantonese, {{m|en|cooking with gas}} cooking with gas, {{m|en|gas up}} gas up, {{m|en|fuel up}} fuel up Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} add oil (third-person singular simple present adds oil, present participle adding oil, simple past and past participle added oil)
  1. (idiomatic, chiefly Hong Kong, China) Synonym of let's go: a cheer of encouragement, support, etc. Wikipedia link: Macau Grand Prix, add oil Tags: China, Hong-Kong, idiomatic Synonyms: let's go [synonym, synonym-of]

Inflected forms

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