appuyer sur le champignon
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Literally, “to press on the mushroom”. The word champignon (“mushroom”) is slang for the accelerator pedal.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
- (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
- Synonyms: mettre les gaz, mettre le pied au plancher
- Chauffeur, si t’es champion
Appuie (× 2)
Chauffeur, si t’es champion
Appuie sur le champignon.- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Further reading[edit]
- “champignon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
- “champignon” in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse.