Put the Pedal to the Metal
What it means
Go as fast as you possibly can, holding nothing at all in reserve.
Where it comes from
The metal is the floor of the car, and the pedal reaches it only when the accelerator is fully down. The rhyme spread through American trucking and citizens band radio in the 1970s.
The puzzle it came from
Put the Pedal to the Metal was the answer to the Phrasicle of September 27, 2025. The clue read ____ the ____ to the ____, and the words came out of a grid where every neighbouring pair makes a two-word phrase.
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desk
top
heavy
metal
detector
petty
cash
prize
money
belt
long
shot
put
down
grade
gas
pedal
boat
race
track
Phrasicle: Put the Pedal to the Metal