put the pedal to the metal (idiomatic) To exert maximum effort. https://en.wikti... | Hacker News

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		gayprogrammer on Aug 20, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Japanese writing system basics put the pedal to the metal (idiomatic) To exert maximum effort. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/put_the_pedal_to_the_metal#En...

force_reboot on Aug 21, 2016 [–]

Yes, that is an equivalent phrase, but much less commonly used than 加油 and "gi' det gas".

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