put/press/push the pedal to the metalAmerican EnglishAmE a) to drive a car, truck etc very fast 踩尽油门
b) to work harder or faster, especially so that you can win a game 拼命干；加快速度〔尤指为了在比赛、游戏中获胜〕
put/press/push the pedal to the metal• Later, Brooks' brother alleged that racism helped put the pedal to the metal.• By the second half of the game, the Tigers had really started to put the pedal to the metal.
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