a medio gas
Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “at half gas”.
Adverb
[edit]- (idiomatic) at a leisurely pace; not at full speed
- 2020 October 11, Alejandro Ciriza, El País[1]:
- le había valido navegar a medio gas y apretar puntualmente cuando fue algo exigido por Carreño y Tsitsipas
- going at a leisurely pace and squeezing the throttle when Carreño and Tsitsipas demanded something from him had worked in his favour.