mettercela tutta
Parola del giorno | Word of the day
Today's Parola del Giorno is the expression mettercela tutta, which means to try one's hardest or to try hard.
See the expression used below:
Andrea e Carla ce la misero tutta: si allenarono per dieci mesi intensamente e così riuscirono ad arrivare primi alla maratona.
Andrea and Carla tried their hardest: they trained intensely for ten months and thus were able to finish first in the marathon.
Passato remoto, you’re really going there? Were Andrea and Carla doing this marathon in the 18th century?