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meter caña

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
meter caña loc verb	ES: coloquial (subir la intensidad) (informal: go faster)	get a move on, get going v expr
	(informal: go faster)	step on it v expr
	(UK, informal: use force)	give it some welly v expr
	(informal: car)	step on the gas v expr
	Pedro metió caña para terminar el trabajo a tiempo.
	Pedro got a move on to finish the work on time.
meter caña a alguien loc verb + prep	ES: coloquial (obligar a trabajar mucho) (informal)	crack the whip with v expr
	(UK, informal)	flog⇒ vtr
		push [sb] hard v expr
	El jefe nos ha metido caña; no hemos podido parar en toda la mañana.
	The boss has cracked the whip with us; we haven't been able to take a break all morning.
meter caña a alguien loc verb + prep	ES: coloquial (martirizarlo, criticarlo) (informal)	lay into [sb], have a go at [sb] v expr
	(informal)	[sb] be on your case v expr
	Me mete mucha caña; no le gusta nada de lo que hago.
	He really lays into me - he doesn't like anything I do.

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