sudar tinta

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “to sweat ink”.

Verb

sudar tinta (first-person singular present sudo tinta, first-person singular preterite sudé tinta, past participle sudado tinta)

1. (idiomatic) to slog hard; bust one's chops

   Synonym: sudar tinta china

Further reading

• “sudar tinta”, 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