Examples of 'pump the brakes' in a sentence
Meaning of "pump the brakes"
The phrase 'pump the brakes' is used figuratively to mean to slow down, be cautious, or exercise restraint in a situation. It suggests the need to take a step back, reassess, or proceed more carefully before making a decision or taking further action
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pump the brakes
I just want to pump the brakes a bit.
Pump the brakes a little bit.
You gotta pump the brakes a bit.
Pump the brakes at hate speech.
I think you should pump the brakes.
Let us pump the brakes for a second.
You can not just pump the brakes.
Gotta pump the brakes to make them work.
But now is the time to pump the brakes.
But maybe pump the brakes a little.
Unless you can get your brother to pump the brakes.
Perhaps we will pump the brakes on sour waitress attitude.
But there was one person we could always count on to pump the brakes.
Let us just pump the brakes.
Pump the brakes there.
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I gotta pump the brakes.
Pump the brakes to demonstrate.
But you can not just pump the brakes on life.
Pump the brakes or something.
Pursue or pump the brakes.
Pump the brakes here.
Might just want to pump the brakes next time.
Just pump the brakes while you are working together.
I think maybe you should pump the brakes on your life of crime.
Pump the brakes gently if they are about to hit something.
Means the driver did not pump the brakes or turn the wheel at all.
Pump the brakes before heading into a fog bank.
Is the time to just like pump the brakes and start with the mind games.
Pump the brakes several times to rebuild enough pressure to stop the car.
Just tell him to pump the brakes on the Pringles.
Drivers who have ABS on their vehicles should not pump the brakes.
Just pump the brakes.
So if you, if you want to pump the brakes.
Maybe you pump the brakes a little next time.
Yeah, you might wanna pump the brakes on.
Do not pump the brakes unless you wanna stop.
Yeah, let us definitely pump the brakes on this.
We can pump the brakes when we find ourselves obsessing about something.
We're gonna need to pump the brakes a little bit.
Never pump the brakes when driving a car with an ABS system.
Rosie, did you really pump the brakes last night.
So let us pump the brakes on this shit until this Gene thing blows over.
The thing about my car is, you gotta pump the brakes.
They had to pump the brakes on another sale to consider us.
You know, being here makes me pump the brakes a little bit.
I want to pump the brakes and go back to when she was six years old.
You might just want to… to pump the brakes next time.
Okay, pump the brakes on those expectations.
Could you maybe get him to pump the brakes on that video?
Hey, you pump the brakes on that negative talk.
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