poner toda la carne en el asador

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Literally, to put all the meat on the broiler.

Verb

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poner toda la carne en el asador (first-person singular present pongo toda la carne en el asador, first-person singular preterite puse toda la carne en el asador, past participle puesto toda la carne en el asador)

  1. (idiomatic) to give one's all; to pull out all the stops

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