put the pedal to the medal

A form of put the pedal to the metal — To press the gas pedal to the maximum extent.

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Meanings

verbput the pedal to the medal (third-person singular simple present puts the pedal to the medal, present participle putting the pedal to the medal, simple past and past participle put the pedal to the medal)

present singular third person puts the pedal to the medal · participle present putting the pedal to the medal

  1. misspellingMisspelling of put the pedal to the metal.
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APA

put the pedal to the medal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20the%20pedal%20to%20the%20medal

MLA

“put the pedal to the medal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20the%20pedal%20to%20the%20medal. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “put the pedal to the medal,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20the%20pedal%20to%20the%20medal.

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