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/Sounds like "ehm" (as in "egg") + "pee" (as in "pea") + "NAHR" (as in "nacho") + "EHL" (as in "egg") + "KOH" (as in "coat") + "doh" (as in "door")/
To drink alcohol heavily and regularly. The phrase is descriptively accurate: whoever "empina el codo" lifts that elbow consistently and without much moderation. Shared across Argentina, Colombia, Spain, Mexico, Peru, and Venezuela with the same meaning.
“He likes to hit the bottle on weekends and always ends up in the same state.”
“He drank so much at the wedding he ended up asleep in a chair.”
/Sounds like "ehm" (as in "egg") + "pee" (as in "pea") + "NAHR" (as in "nacho") + "EHL" (as in "egg") + "KOH" (as in "coat") + "doh" (as in "door")/
To drink alcohol, the most visual expression for knocking back drinks. The image is perfect: raising your elbow to pour the drink in, and whoever empina el codo too much is the official drunk at every gathering.
“On Fridays he likes to empinar el codo with the boys.”
“He empinó el codo all night and couldn't even get up the next day.”
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/Sounds like "ehm" (as in "egg") + "pee" (as in "pea") + "NAHR" (as in "nacho") + "EHL" (as in "egg") + "KOH" (as in "coat") + "doh" (as in "door")/
To drink alcohol heavily and regularly. The phrase is descriptively accurate: whoever "empina el codo" lifts that elbow consistently and without much moderation. Shared across Argentina, Colombia, Spain, Mexico, Peru, and Venezuela with the same meaning.
“He likes to hit the bottle on weekends and always ends up in the same state.”
“He drank so much at the wedding he ended up asleep in a chair.”
/Sounds like "ehm" (as in "egg") + "pee" (as in "pea") + "NAHR" (as in "nacho") + "EHL" (as in "egg") + "KOH" (as in "coat") + "doh" (as in "door")/
To drink alcohol, the most visual expression for knocking back drinks. The image is perfect: raising your elbow to pour the drink in, and whoever empina el codo too much is the official drunk at every gathering.
“On Fridays he likes to empinar el codo with the boys.”
“He empinó el codo all night and couldn't even get up the next day.”
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No dar un palo al agua
A Spanish expression for someone who absolutely refuses to work, not even lifting a finger. The imagery comes from rowing: not giving a single stroke means not moving at all. Always used in the negative, always with a tone of reproach.