dar en hueso

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “to strike in the bone”.

Verb

dar en hueso (first-person singular present doy en hueso, first-person singular preterite di en hueso, past participle dado en hueso)

(idiomatic) to hit someone hard

Further reading

“dar en hueso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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