English / idiom
Pedal to the Metal
MEANING IN ENGLISH
To accelerate completely or exert maximum effort and speed toward a goal.
In context
01
With the submission deadline approaching tomorrow, the research team went pedal to the metal.
02
If we want to finish constructing the school before monsoon, we must put the pedal to the metal.
Synonyms
Full throttle,flat out,pull out all stops
Antonyms
Slack off,hit the brakes,drag one's feet
Collocations
Put the pedal to the metal,keep the pedal to the metal,go pedal to the metal