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)

1. (idiomatic) to put one's nose to the grindstone

Further reading

• “hincar los codos”, 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