hincar los codos
Spanish
Etymology
Literally, “to thrust the elbows”.
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, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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