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НАЖИМАТЬ/НАЖАТЬ НА ВСЕ ПЕДАЛИ coll НАЖИМАТЬ/НАЖАТЬ (НА) ВСЕ ПРУЖИНЫ obs, coll VP subj: human 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.