Example: Para ganar, tienes que poner toda la carne en el asador.
Definition
"Poner toda la carne en el asador" is a Spanish expression meaning to put all effort and resources into achieving a goal, often implying that one is taking a significant risk or making a full commitment to succeed, as in the example: 'Para ganar, tienes que poner toda la carne en el asador.'
Translations
to go all in
alles op alles zetten
posar tota la carn a la graella
mettre le paquet
alles auf eine Karte setzen
Etymology
The phrase "poner toda la carne en el asador" literally means 'to put all the meat on the grill.' It originates from the idea of grilling all the available meat at once to make the most of it, symbolizing giving everything you have. Did you know? This vivid culinary metaphor has been used in Spanish for centuries to express wholehearted commitment.
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"Poner toda la carne en el asador" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - General - Modismos y refranes - (C1) - parte 1", containing 120 commonly used expressions.
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to go all in