lay\ rubber

lay\ rubber
• lay rubber
• lay a patch
v. phr. slang
To take off in a car or a motorcycle so fast that the tires (made of rubber) leave a mark on the pavement.

Look at those crazy drag racers; they laid rubber in front of my house.


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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