romperse los codos

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “break one's elbows”.

Verb

romperse los codos (first-person singular present me rompo los codos, first-person singular preterite me rompí los codos, past participle roto los codos)

1. (idiomatic) to slog one's guts out; to work one's ass off

Further reading

• “romperse 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