appuyer sur le champignon
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.