Taking their feet off the pedal?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pedal">pedal</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="The">The</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pedal">pedal</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="training">training</span>.” <span word="What">What</span> <span word="pedal">pedal</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="pedal">pedal</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="metaphor">metaphor</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="pedals">pedals</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="talked">talked</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="here">here</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="pedal">pedal</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bicycle">bicycle</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="round">round</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="types">types</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="machinery">machinery</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="pedals">pedals</span> <span word="but">but</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span>, <span word="let">let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bicycle">bicycle</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>.</p><p><span word="You">You</span> <span word="climb">climb</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bicycle">bicycle</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="pedaling">pedaling</span>, <span word="each">each</span> <span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="pushing">pushing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="pedals">pedals</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="another">another</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="pedals">pedals</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chains">chains</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wheel">wheel</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bicycle">bicycle</span> <span word="advances">advances</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="harder">harder</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="faster">faster</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pedals">pedals</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="faster">faster</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bicycle">bicycle</span> <span word="moves">moves</span> <span word="forward">forward</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="pedals">pedals</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bicycle">bicycle</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="generated">generated</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="moves">moves</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bicycle">bicycle</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="power">power</span>, <span word="though">though</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cycler">cycler</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span>/<span word="her">her</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="exact">exact</span>.</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="happens">happens</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cycler">cycler</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pedal">pedal</span>? <span word="The">The</span> <span word="bicycle">bicycle</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="momentum">momentum</span>, <span word="sure">sure</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="eventually">eventually</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="halt">halt</span>.</p><p><span word="Back">Back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="example">example</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pedal">pedal</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="training">training</span>?</p><p><span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="guessed">guessed</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> – <span word="not">not</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="before">before</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pedal">pedal</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="effort">effort</span>. <span word="They">They</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="easing">easing</span>, <span word="relaxing">relaxing</span>, <span word="slackening">slackening</span>, <span word="cruising">cruising</span>, <span word="coasting">coasting</span>.</p>
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