English Dictionary

on it like a car bonnet

前置詞句

ユーモラス文体

(simile, humorous) Synonym of on it (“actively working to solve a problem, etc.”)

日本語の意味

積極的に、また迅速に作業や問題解決に取り組む様子を表す表現 / 熱意を持って何かに取り組んでいる状態をユーモラスに表現した言い回し

When the server crashed, Jenna was on it like a car bonnet, rebooting machines and rerouting traffic before anyone else had finished their coffee.

サーバーが落ちたとき、ジェンナは真っ先に対応し、誰もコーヒーを飲み終える前に機器を再起動してトラフィックを迂回させた。

意味（1）

(simile, humorous) Synonym of on it (“actively working to solve a problem, etc.”)

Students have described being focused like... / ... An eagle watching its prey ... a footballer with their eye on the ball ... ‘on it like a car bonnet’ ... catching a wave ... ‘just do it’ ... rolling your sleeves up ... keeping the rhythm in a band ... in the zone ... in a bubble ...a tiger