the pedal to the metal

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(put) the pedal to the metal

to make something go forward or increase as fast as possible Ingrid put the pedal to the metal and finished writing her essay a day early.

Etymology: based on the idea of pressing a car's gas pedal (a flat piece that you control with your foot) all the way to the floor to make the car go as fast as possible

Related vocabulary: floor it

See also: metal, pedal

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