a todo mecate

Meaning: At full speed; with maximum effort; going all out.

Language: Spanish

Literally: at full rope

Category: Daily Life

Origin: The image is of a rope stretched to its fullest extent — complete extension and tension suggest maximum effort and velocity.

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de un plumazo — suddenly or in a single swift action, as if accomplished with one stroke of a pen.
ni a tiros — absolutely not; under no circumstances.
a la buena de Dios — To proceed carelessly or without proper planning, leaving the outcome to chance or fate.
cuéntame una de vaqueros — A challenge to someone to stop lying or exaggerating; an equivalent of "pull the other on…
cortar por lo sano — To sever a problem decisively rather than manage it halfway, making a clean break or radi…
de tres al cuarto — Worthless, shoddy, or of poor quality.

viva estampa — An exact likeness; someone or something that looks exactly like another.
éramos pocos y parió la abuela — as if that wasn't enough, things went from bad to worse.
mal trago — a difficult or unpleasant experience; a bitter pill to swallow.
en dos patadas — very easily or effortlessly.
no sé qué y no sé cuánto — An undefined or vague something; an indescribable quality or collection of things.
con pies de plomo — To proceed with extreme caution or wariness; to tread carefully in a delicate situation.

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