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/Sounds like "meh" (as in "met") + "TEHR" (as in "ten") + "KAH" (as in "car") + "nyah" (as in "Nyan")/

Meaning

To work with intensity or push hard on something. In Spain the expression covers both sustained effort on a task and attacking aggressively in a sport or confrontation.

Examples

We need to really push hard this week to finish the project on time.

He threw himself into training and his performance improved noticeably.

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Regional synonyms

To trash-talk someone intensely and with real bitterness, leaving nothing good about them standing. When you "echar pestes," you are not venting, you are demolishing.