hincar los codos
Spanish
Etymology
Literally, “to thrust the elbows”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /inˌkaɾ los ˈkodos/ [ĩŋˌkaɾ los ˈko.ð̞os]
- Syllabification: hin‧car los co‧dos
Verb
hincar los codos (first-person singular present hinco los codos, first-person singular preterite hinqué los codos, past participle hincado los codos)
- (idiomatic) to put one's nose to the grindstone
Further reading
- “hincar los codos”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024