pedal to the metal

pedal to the metal
Australian Slang
be driving a vehicle at top speed: 'We were pedal to the metal when we passed a cop'

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  • Pedal to the Metal — Infobox Album Name = Pedal to the Metal Type = Studio Artist = Impellitteri Released = Start date|2004|3|24 Recorded = Genre = Heavy metal Length = 40:26 Label = JVC Producer = Reviews = Last album = (2002) This album = Pedal to the Metal (2004)… …   Wikipedia

  • pedal to the metal — accelerator all the way down, flat out    He always drives fast pedal to the metal all the time …   English idioms

  • Pedal to the metal — be driving a vehicle at top speed: We were pedal to the metal when we passed a cop …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • (the) pedal to the metal — (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. Related vocabulary: floor it …   New idioms dictionary

  • pedal to the metal — To fully apply the accelerator for a fast take off …   Dictionary of automotive terms

  • 18 Wheels of Steel: Pedal to the Metal — См. также: 18 Wheels of Steel (серия игр) 18 Wheels of Steel: Pedal to the Metal рус. 18 стальных колес: Пыль дорог Разработчик SCS Software Издатели …   Википедия

  • put the pedal to the metal — see ↑pedal, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑metal put the pedal to the metal US informal 1 : to drive very fast 2 : to work very quickly We are going to have to put the pedal to the metal if we want to finish on time. • • • …   Useful english dictionary

  • put the pedal to the metal — (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. Related vocabulary: floor it …   New idioms dictionary

  • put the pedal to the metal — If you put the pedal to the metal, you go faster …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • put the pedal to the metal — tv. to press a car’s accelerator to the floor; to floor it. □ Let’s go, man. Put the pedal to the metal. □ Put the pedal to the metal, and we’re out of here …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

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