put the pedal to the metal

Meaning: (idiomatic)To press thegas pedalto the maximum extent.Synonyms:floor it,redlineCoordinate term:give it the gun2013, Loyd E. Hill, Marvin R. Query,Reap the Wild Seeds, Xlibris Corporation,→ISBN,page74:I released the brakes, smashed the clutch and switched the transmission case into low gear, thenput the pedal to the metalagain throwing the car into what is known as a “moonshine spin”.; (by extension)Toexertmaximum effort.Synonym:go all out2007, Donna Carter,10 Smart Things Women Can Do to Build a Better Life, Harvest House Publishers,→ISBN,page22:There are times for all of us when we have toput the pedal to the metal. Businesspeople and students have deadlines. Parents have periods of time when they don't get breaks because their partners are unavailable or they have no partners.

Examples:

EN: So I put the pedal to the metal. 180, 190, 200...
ES: Pisé a fondo. 180, 190, 200...
EN: "'Thou shalt not put the pedal to the metal!"'
ES: No pisarás el acelerador a fondo.
EN: So I put the pedal to the metal.
ES: Entonces yo pisé el pedal hasta el fondo.
EN: Come on, Darrell, put the pedal to the metal!
ES: ¡Vamos, Darrell, pisa el acelerador!
EN: We must save Tromaville. Follow that villain on the motorcycle and put the pedal to the metal.
ES: Siga a ese villano en motocicleta y apriete el acelerador.
EN: Guys, tomorrow, we put the pedal to the metal, and we ride with the wind.
ES: Chicos, mañana, ponemos el acelerador, y seguiremos al viento.
EN: Time to put the pedal to the metal, as I believe the saying goes.
ES: Hora de ponerle al perro la cadena tengo que decir, vamos...
EN: Brenda, isn't it about time you put the pedal to the metal?
ES: Brenda, ¿no es hora que comiences a conducir?
EN: Sometimes you just got to put the pedal to the metal and just live the fantasy!
ES: ¡A veces hay que darle al pedal y exprimirle el jugo a las cosas!
EN: Just put the pedal to the metal and play footsie with fate, son.
ES: Sólo aprieta el acelerador y reza.
EN: And put the pedal to the metal!
ES: - ¡Sí! ¡Y pisar el metal!
EN: Let's put the pedal to the metal.
ES: ¡Acelerador, a fondo!
ES: Vamos a poner el pedal al metal.
EN: I don't mean to be a back-seat driver but we kind of need to put the pedal to the metal.
ES: No me refiero a ser un conductor de asiento trasero pero necesitamos poner el pedal al metal.
EN: Time to put the pedal to the metal.
ES: Hora de poner ese pedal hasta el metal.
EN: This is your last lap, my friends put the pedal to the metal.
ES: Esta es la ultima vuelta, amigos Peguen el pedal en el metal. Metanle al acelerador

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