Usually means: Drive very fast, accelerate fully.
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  1. put the pedal to the metal: Merriam-Webster
  2. put the pedal to the metal: Wiktionary

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  1. put the pedal to the metal: Idioms

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  1. put the pedal to the metal: English slang and colloquialisms used in the United Kingdom

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Definitions from Wiktionary (put the pedal to the metal)

verb:  (idiomatic) To press the gas pedal to the maximum extent.
verb:  (by extension) To exert maximum effort.

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