dar el callo

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, "give one's callus"

Verb

dar el callo (first-person singular present doy el callo, first-person singular preterite di el callo, past participle dado el callo)

1. (idiomatic) to work like a horse; to put one's nose to the grindstone

   Synonym: dejarse la piel

See also

• batirse el cobre
• partirse el lomo

Further reading

• “dar el callo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10