Americans; I am trying to understand the subtlety and nuance of your expression “to haul ass”.

Does it mean “to hurry”? Or more “to move under strain”?

Or something else?

  • DempstersBox@lemmy.world
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    5 hours ago

    In my mind, hauling ass means to go as fast as possible, generally dangerously so. There usually is a solid reason for it, like escaping something, making it somewhere on time when you’re already late. I’d say it’s under strain, but the strain isn’t that you’re carrying a load, it’s that you’re pushing your vehicle or yourself to its limits, or perhaps beyond them.