Question of the Day #1405

What it takes to put the pedal to the metal this winter

From the headline of this article at the CBC.

  上記の文で、put the pedal to the metalの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "put the pedal to the metal" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

〔自動車の〕ペダル［アクセル］を思い切り踏み込む、思い切り車の速度を上げる、全力で進む

Putの他にpress/push/keepを使うこともできます。

 

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

1. to drive very fast
2. to work very quickly

 

Examples

1. It would normally take us three days driving to New York from Colorado, but with my brother putting the pedal to the metal, we made it in two.
2. We're going to be late—put the pedal to the metal!
3. Put the pedal to the metal, boys—we need to get these packages shipped by the end of the day.
4. Later, Brooks' brother alleged that racism helped put the pedal to the metal.
5. By the second half of the game, the Tigers had really started to put the pedal to the metal.

   

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