put the pedal to the metal (English, verb)
expansion: put the pedal to the metal (third-person singular simple present puts the pedal to the metal, present participle putting the pedal to the metal, simple past and past participle put the pedal to the metal)
Senses:
glosses: To press the gas pedal to the maximum extent.
tags: idiomatic
glosses: To exert maximum effort.
tags: broadly
Forms:
form: puts the pedal to the metal
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: putting the pedal to the metal
tags: participle
present
form: put the pedal to the metal
tags: participle
past
form: put the pedal to the metal
tags: past
form: put pedal to the metal
tags: alternative