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/Sounds like "meh" (as in "met") + "TEHR" (as in "ten") + "leh" (as in "let") + "EHL" (as in "egg") + "OHM" (as in "oh") + "broh" (as in "bro")/

Meaning

In Colombia, to put in real effort and pitch in to get something done. The person who mete el hombro leans in and works hard for the common cause.

Examples

If we all put our shoulders to it, this will get done fast.

He threw himself into the family business from a young age.

Regional synonyms

Kitsch, tacky, and embarrassingly flashy, bad taste personified. In Spain, hortera describes something or someone that's trying to look fancy or cool but missing completely, too loud, too cheap-looking, without any class.