meter mano a

Spanish edit

Literally, “to stick hand in”.

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