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Translation for 'to sink one's nails into sth' from English to Spanish

	hundir las uñas en algo	to sink one's nails into sth.
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	clavar las uñas a algn	to dig one's nails into sb.
	meter las narices en algo `[col.]` `[locución]`	to poke one's nose into sth. `[coll.]` `[idiom]`
	echar mano de su comida `[col.]` `[locución]`	to get stuck into one's meal `[coll.]` `[idiom]`
	med. irse hundiendo `[deprimir]`	to sink further into depression
	dejar su huella en algo	to imprint one's sth. on sth.
	secarse las manos en algo	to dry one's hands on sth.
	enfilar por algo	to make one's way along sth.
	disponer de algn/algo	to have sb./sth. at one's disposal
	clavar su mirada en algo `[locución]`	to fix one's gaze on sth. `[idiom]`
	llevar algo en la sangre `[locución]`	to have sth. in one's blood `[idiom]`
	jur. legar algo a algn	to leave sth. to sb. in one's will
	desahogarse confesando algo	to get sth. off one's chest `[coll.]` `[idiom]`
	mirar a-algn/algo con el rabillo del ojo	to look at sb./sth. out of the corner of one's eye
	mirar a-algn/algo de reojo	to look at sb./sth. out of the corner of one's eye
	hundir algo	to sink sth.
	jugarse todo a una sola carta `[locución]`	to put all one's eggs in one basket `[idiom]`
	hincar algo en algo	to drive sth. into sth. `[e.g. with a hammer]`
	sumir a-algn/algo en algo `[también fig.]`	to plunge sb./sth. into sth. `[also fig.]`
	fin. invertir algo en algo	to pump sth. into sth. `[coll.]` `[idiom]` `[invest]`
	colar a-algn/algo en algo	to sneak sb./sth. into sth.

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Translation for 'to sink one's nails into sth' from English to Spanish

to sink one's nails into sth.: hundir las uñas en algo
to dig one's nails into sb.: clavar las uñas a algn
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to poke one's nose into sth. [coll.] [idiom]: meter las narices en algo [col.] [locución]
to get stuck into one's meal [coll.] [idiom]: echar mano de su comida [col.] [locución]
to sink further into depression: irse hundiendo [deprimir]med.
to imprint one's sth. on sth.: dejar su huella en algo
to dry one's hands on sth.: secarse las manos en algo
to make one's way along sth.: enfilar por algo
to have sb./sth. at one's disposal: disponer de algn/algo
to fix one's gaze on sth. [idiom]: clavar su mirada en algo [locución]
to have sth. in one's blood [idiom]: llevar algo en la sangre [locución]
to leave sth. to sb. in one's will: legar algo a algnjur.
to get sth. off one's chest [coll.] [idiom]: desahogarse confesando algo
to look at sb./sth. out of the corner of one's eye: mirar a-algn/algo con el rabillo del ojo

mirar a-algn/algo de reojo
to sink sth.: hundir algo
to put all one's eggs in one basket [idiom]: jugarse todo a una sola carta [locución]
to drive sth. into sth. [e.g. with a hammer]: hincar algo en algo
to plunge sb./sth. into sth. [also fig.]: sumir a-algn/algo en algo [también fig.]
to pump sth. into sth. [coll.] [idiom] [invest]: invertir algo en algofin.
to sneak sb./sth. into sth.: colar a-algn/algo en algo

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