stick it to the man: meaning & examples
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Meanings:
- To gain personal satisfaction by undermining or cheating an employer, bureaucracy, or other powerful entity, typically in a small or symbolic way.
Examples
BetaBy taking extended lunch breaks, he stuck it to the man in his own subtle way.
Tomándose almuerzos largos, él desafió a la autoridad a su manera sutil.
They stuck it to the man by finding loopholes in the system to reduce their taxes.
Se aprovecharon del sistema para pagar menos impuestos y así desafiar a la autoridad.
When she skipped the mandatory meeting, she was sticking it to the man without getting caught.
Cuando se saltó la reunión obligatoria, desafió a la autoridad sin ser descubierta.
- To defy, resist, or take action against an authority, institution, or establishment, often as an act of protest or rebellion.
- To harm, punish, or inconvenience a person or organization in power as a form of revenge or to assert autonomy.
Examples
BetaThe protesters vowed to stick it to the man until their voices were heard.
Los manifestantes prometieron enfrentarse a la autoridad hasta que se escucharan sus voces.
She has always tried to stick it to the man by challenging unfair workplace policies.
Ella siempre ha intentado desafiar a la autoridad cuestionando las políticas laborales injustas.
If you want to stick it to the man, you need to organize and stand together.
Si quieres enfrentarte a la autoridad, necesitas organizarte y mantenerte unido.
Examples:
- EN: All right, stick it to the man.ES: ¡Muy bien! ¡Róbale!
- EN: Time to stick it to the man.ES: Es hora de metérsela hasta el fondo.
- EN: -Hey! You ready to stick it to the man?ES: Preparada para desafiar al poder?
- EN: Together. you and I are gonna stick it to the man.ES: Juntos, tú y yo los escarmentaremos.
- EN: Now it's time to stick it to the man... to the dog, snail, cow, etc.ES: Es hora de romperles el trasero... el rabo, la caparazón, los cuernos, etc.
- EN: - You get to stick it to the man?ES: - Tiene que ver con "el hombre".
- EN: Just a way to "stick it to the man," so to speak.ES: Una forma de "introducírselo al hombre" por decirlo de alguna manera.
- EN: I want a membership, and I wanna stick it to the manES: Quiero ser miembro y quiero... demostrar quién manda aquí.
- EN: But your decision to stick it to the man clearly inspired Oliver Twist.ES: Pero tu decisión de rebelarte contra la autoridad claramente inspiró a Oliver Twist.
- EN: You wanna stick it to the man, that's fine by me.ES: Si quiere hacerse el rebelde, por mí está bien.
- EN: I'm sure you'll really stick it to the man.ES: Seguro lucharás contra la opresión.
- EN: There's one thing you've got to do And that's stick it to the man.ES: # Una cosa tienes que hacer que es pegarlo al hombre!
- EN: - You've got to stick it to the man, bruv.ES: Tu tienes que aguantar al hombre, bruv
- EN: I just wonder what your daughter's gonna think when she finds out you screwed over your own client just to stick it to the man she loves.ES: Solo me pregunto que va a pensar su hija cuando descubra que se la jugó a su propio cliente Ella ama a Harvey Specter.
- EN: You gotta stick it to the man.ES: Tienes que rebelarte.
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