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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

A t-shirt or tee in Venezuela, the basic top that everyone wears for everything. From the one you sleep in to the one you throw on to run errands, "franela" is the go-to word for any casual shirt without a collar.