sudar tinta

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “to sweat ink”.

Verb

sudar tinta (first-person singular present sudo tinta, first-person singular preterite sudé tinta, past participle sudado tinta)

(idiomatic) to slog hard; bust one's chops
Synonym: sudar tinta china

Further reading

“sudar tinta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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