meter fichas
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Spanish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “insert tokens”. Probably comes from inserting tokens in a girl like in a slot machine.
Verb
[edit]meter fichas (first-person singular present meto fichas, first-person singular preterite metí fichas, past participle metido fichas)
- (Spain, idiomatic, colloquial) to pick up, chat up, flirt with someone (to meet and seduce somebody for romantic purposes, especially in a social situation)
- Synonyms: tirar los tejos, tirar los trastos, tirar la caña, cortejar