Literal translation
make it pull, Marius!
Meaning
go for it!
Explanation
This phrase means 'go for it!', 'keep going!', 'move along!'. The verb evokes the idea of heading forward, of pulling, of advancing by traction, like a team of animals being urged to keep going. The first name Marius, extremely common and emblematic in Provence to the point of having become almost a stock name for the typical Provençal man in regional literature and theater, serves here mainly as a generic form of address, without pointing to any particular person: one could say 'make it pull' to anyone, the added name giving the command an affectionate, familiar color, the way one might encourage a friend or a workmate. The expression is used to urge someone to keep up an effort, a walk, or a task without flagging or stopping, in a familiar, cheerful register. It has two distinct pronunciations depending on whether the speaker is a fluent Provençal speaker or gives it a more French-sounding pronunciation, a sign of its currency both among Provençal speakers and among those who use the phrase only occasionally, as a quotation, within their everyday French.