metal

bare metal

Computer hardware without an operating system. Right now, my new computer is bare metal, and I can't wait to build it and configure it just the way I want.

put the pedal to the metal

Sl. to press a car's accelerator to the floor; to drive very fast. Let's go, man. Put the pedal to the metal. Put the pedal to the metal, and we'll make up some lost time.

(put) the pedal to the metal

to make something go forward or increase as fast as possible Ingrid put the pedal to the metal and finished writing her essay a day early.

Etymology: based on the idea of pressing a car's gas pedal (a flat piece that you control with your foot) all the way to the floor to make the car go as fast as possible

Related vocabulary: floor it

put the pedal to the metal

tv. to press a car’s accelerator to the floor; to floor it. Put the pedal to the metal, and we’re out of here.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
SzilÁRd	-	Hungarian
Caomh	-	Ancient Irish
ÉTienne	e-TYEN (French), e-TSYEN (Quebec French)	French
North	[nɔ:θ]
Severin	ZE-ve-reen (German)	German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Ronda	RAHN-də	English