appuyer sur le champignon
French
Etymology
Literally, to "press on the mushroom". The word champignon (“mushroom”) is also slang for the accelerator pedal.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.pɥi.je syʁ lə ʃɑ̃.pi.ɲɔ̃/
Verb
appuyer sur le champignon
- (informal) to step on it, to floor it, to put the pedal to the metal, to put one's foot down, to step on the gas
- Chauffeur, si t’es champion
Appuie (× 2)
Chauffeur, si t’es champion
Appuie sur le champignon.
- Synonyms: mettre les gaz, mettre le pied au plancher
- Chauffeur, si t’es champion