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| meter caña loc verb | ES: coloquial (subir la intensidad) (informal: go faster) | get a move on, get going v expr |
| | (informal: go faster) | step on it v expr |
| | (UK, informal: use force) | give it some welly v expr |
| | (informal: car) | step on the gas v expr |
| | Pedro metió caña para terminar el trabajo a tiempo. |
| | Pedro got a move on to finish the work on time. |
| meter caña a alguien loc verb + prep | ES: coloquial (obligar a trabajar mucho) (informal) | crack the whip with v expr |
| | (UK, informal) | flog⇒ vtr |
| | | push [sb] hard v expr |
| | El jefe nos ha metido caña; no hemos podido parar en toda la mañana. |
| | The boss has cracked the whip with us; we haven't been able to take a break all morning. |
| meter caña a alguien loc verb + prep | ES: coloquial (martirizarlo, criticarlo) (informal) | lay into [sb], have a go at [sb] v expr |
| | (informal) | [sb] be on your case v expr |
| | Me mete mucha caña; no le gusta nada de lo que hago. |
| | He really lays into me - he doesn't like anything I do. |
'meter caña' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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