hincar los codos

== Spanish == === Etymology === Literally, “to thrust the elbows”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /inˌkaɾ los ˈkodos/ [ĩŋˌkaɾ los ˈko.ð̞os] Syllabification: hin‧car los co‧dos === Verb === hincar los codos (first-person singular present hinco los codos, first-person singular preterite hinqué los codos, past participle hincado los codos) (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 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025