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/Sounds like "meh" (as in "met") + "TEHR" (as in "ten") + "leh" (as in "let") + "GAHS" (as in "garden")/

Meaning

To step on the gas, push harder, or bring more intensity to something. Used all across Latin America, "meterle gas" is the call to stop coasting and start driving: a project near its deadline, a car that needs to speed up, or any effort that needs a real, sustained push.

Examples

Métele gas al proyecto, el plazo se acerca y no está ni a la mitad. (Push harder on the project, the deadline is close and it's not even halfway done.)

Le metió gas al carro en la autopista y llegaron justo a tiempo. (He floored it on the highway and they made it just in time.)

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Regional synonyms
Bandera de Colombia
Tener caña

A blabbermouth or loudmouth who cannot keep their mouth shut about other people's business. A bocón is always the one who spills the secret, ruins the surprise, or shares exactly what they should have kept private.