Meaning

2 senses

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

    Vollgas geben

    утопить педаль в полv, дать газуdatʹ gazu, поднажатьpodnažatʹ

  2. (broadly)To exert maximum effort.

Examples

3 sentences

  1. Tom put the diamonds in a small metal box.

    deTom tat die Diamanten in ein Metallkästchen. — Waldelfe

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  2. Tom put the coins in a metal box and buried it in his backyard.

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  3. Remember, don't put metal objects in the microwave.

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Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
make a rapid acceleration:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
make a rapid acceleration:

Origin

First use appears c. 1976. Originated in car racing.

First use appears c. 1976. Originated in car racing.

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Forms

puts the pedal to the metal, putting the pedal to the metal, put the pedal to the metal, put the pedal to the metal
Base formput the pedal to the metal · to put the pedal to the metal
3rd person singularputs the pedal to the metal
Present participleputting the pedal to the metal
Past simpleput the pedal to the metal
Past participleput the pedal to the metal

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyput the pedal to the metal
he, she, itputs the pedal to the metal

Past simpleLesson

all personsput the pedal to the metal

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave put the pedal to the metal
he, she, ithas put the pedal to the metal

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill put the pedal to the metal

Synonyms

3 synonyms
floor itredlinego all out

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
pussyfootpustuleputA1putativeputridputt
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