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put_the_pedal_to_the_metal

put the pedal to the metal

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Alternative forms

Verb

put the pedal to the metal

  1. (idiomatic) To press the gas pedal to the maximum extent.
  2. (idiomatic) To exert maximum effort.

Synonyms

  • (press the gas pedal to the maximum extent): floor it
  • (to exert maximum effort): go all out