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    What it means

    Literally “gas to the board” — meaning pedal to the metal, full throttle. Used to describe going at maximum speed or effort, holding nothing back.

    Vocabulary

    • gaz — gas, accelerator
    • deska — board, plank — here: the floor of the car

    Grammar note

    'Do dechy' uses the genitive after 'do'. 'Decha' is a colloquial form of 'deska' — pressing the accelerator all the way to the floor.

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