Meanings
alternative pedal to the medal · alternative eggcorn
- idiomaticAt maximum speed.
As Quincy recovered from our one-block adrenaline burst, I gunned all 700 horsepower once more. Even with the pedal to the metal, the Exelero's sheer bulk caused a multisecond lag from the twin-turbo-charged V12's wind-up to actual launch.
2007 January 24, Sue Callaway, “Jonesing for a Maybach”, in CNN, archived from the original on 17 Apr 2009Synonyms: pedals to the metal
- idiomaticWith maximum effort.
Use this energy to make a concerted move, pedal to the metal, on what you've dreamt up while hosting this cosmic power ball.
2026 April 4, Vanessa Montgomery, “Your Weekly Horoscope: April 5-11, 2026”, in Glamour.com, via EBSCOhost
Synonyms & antonyms
phraseAt maximum speed.
Translations
Bulgarian газ до ду́пка
- газ до ду́пка (gaz do dúpka)max speed or intensity
Chinese Mandarin 极速
- 极速 (jísù)max speed or intensity
Finnish nasta laudassa
- nasta laudassamax speed or intensity
French pied au plancher, à fond la caisse
- pied au planchermax speed or intensity
- à fond la caissemax speed or intensity
- pleins gazmax speed or intensity
- à toute berzinguemax speed or intensity
German Vollgas
- Vollgasmax speed or intensity
Norwegian klampen i bånn
- klampen i bånnmax speed or intensity
Polish gaz do dechy
- gaz do dechymax speed or intensity
Portuguese pé na tábua
- pé na tábuamax speed or intensity
Spanish pisando el acelerador
- pisando el aceleradormax speed or intensity
Swedish plattan i mattan, gasen i botten
- plattan i mattanmax speed or intensity
- gasen i bottenmax speed or intensity
Cite this entry
pedal to the metal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pedal%20to%20the%20metal
“pedal to the metal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pedal%20to%20the%20metal. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pedal to the metal,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pedal%20to%20the%20metal.
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