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/Sounds like "ehs" (as in "egg") + "TAHR" (as in "tar") + "EHN" (as in "egg") + "CHEEN" (as in "cheek") + "gah" (as in "garden")/

Meaning

In Mexico, to be crazy busy and working at full intensity with no time to breathe. When you are en chinga, work has you running from one thing to the next without a second to stop. The Mexican way of saying you are completely swamped and grinding nonstop.

Examples

I have been completely swamped all week, not a single free moment.

We were grinding hard the whole time to get the project delivered on time.

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Regional synonyms
Bandera de España
Liado

Lunfardo slang, possibly from Italian "ammurare" (to wall in). In Argentina and Uruguay, to stand someone up without showing up or even sending a message, leaving them waiting for nothing.