romperse los codos

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “break one's elbows”.

Verb

romper se los codos (first-person singular present me rompo los codos, first-person singular preterite me rompí los codos, past participle roto los codos)

(idiomatic) to slog one's guts out; to work one's ass off

Further reading

“romperse los codos”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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