meter mano a
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Spanish
[edit ]Etymology
[edit ]Literally, "to stick hand in".
Verb
[edit ]meter mano a (first-person singular present meto mano a , first-person singular preterite metí mano a , past participle metido mano a )
- (idiomatic ) to touch up, grope
- 1987, José Luis Olaizola, Planicio:
- decían que al monte Urgull iban las parejas a meterse mano[...]
- Mount Urugull was said to be the place couples go to cop a feel [...]
- (idiomatic ) to deal with; tackle
- 1902, Benito Pérez Galdós, Narváez:
- se halla dispuesto a meter mano a todo el que perturbe, sin distinción de pobres y ricos.
- He is willing to deal with anything annoying, without distinguishing between the rich and the poor.
- 2022 March 23, Orlando Ramos Esalas, "Piden al DATT que pinte las cebras sobre la Pedro Romero", in Alerta Caribe[1] :
- están pidiendo al DATT, que le meta mano a la señalización de esa zona
- they're asking DATT to get down to the signage in the area
Further reading
[edit ]- "meter mano a", in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025