• НАЖИМАТЬ/НАЖАТЬ НА ВСЕ ПЕДАЛИ coll; НАЖИМАТЬ/НАЖАТЬ (НА) ВСЕ ПРУЖИНЫ obs, coll
[VP; subj: human]
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⇒ to make every effort and exploit every available possibility (in order to attain sth. or achieve some goal):
- X нажимает на все педали{{}}≈ X is pulling out all the stops;
- X is giving it his all (everything he's got);
- X is going all out;
- X is doing his utmost;
- [in refer, to one's use of personal influence or connections to obtain sth.] X is pulling strings (wires).
♦ Чтобы получить выгодный государственный заказ, Панкин нажимал на все педали: звонил знакомым чиновникам, давал взятки и даже пригласил влиятельную секретаршу замминистра в ресторан. In order to get a profitable government contract, Pankin pulled out all the stops: he called some officials he knew, greased a few palms, and even invited the deputy minister's influential secretary out to dinner.
Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь. — М.: ACT-ПРЕСС КНИГА. С.И. Лубенская. 2004.