English Dictionary

put the pedal to the metal

動詞

慣用表現 広義

(idiomatic) To press the gas pedal to the maximum extent. / (by extension) To exert maximum effort.

日本語の意味

アクセルを全開に踏む、全力で行動するという意味です。 / 最高速度を出す、または最大限の努力をするという意味合いがあります。

When the light turned green, he told her to put the pedal to the metal and they sped down the highway.

信号が青に変わると、彼は彼女にアクセルを全開に踏むよう言い、二人は高速道路を猛スピードで走り去った。

意味（1）

(idiomatic) To press the gas pedal to the maximum extent.

Coordinate term: give it the gun

意味（2）

(by extension) To exert maximum effort.

There are times for all of us when we have to put 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.

puts the pedal to the metal （ present singular third-person ）

putting the pedal to the metal （ participle present ）

put the pedal to the metal （ participle past ）

put the pedal to the metal （ past ）