dar el callo

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, "give one's callus"

Verb

dar el callo (first-person singular present doy el callo, first-person singular preterite di el callo, past participle dado el callo)

  1. (idiomatic) to work like a horse; to put one's nose to the grindstone
    Synonym: dejarse la piel

See also
  • batirse el cobre
  • partirse el lomo

Further reading
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