dar manija: meaning & examples

Meanings:

• 1.

  ArgentinaUruguayChileLatin Americacolloquialinformal
  • To provoke, egg on, or incite someone to act, often by teasing, goading, or stirring up agitation.
  • To give someone a motive or push to respond or take action, typically in a provocative way.

  Examples

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  • No le des manija a Juan, que se enoja con cualquier broma.

    Don’t provoke Juan, he gets angry with any joke.

  • Mis amigos me dieron manija para que le pidiera una cita a Clara.

    My friends egged me on to ask Clara out on a date.

  • Cada vez que empiezan a discutir, alguien siempre le da manija para que la pelea continúe.

    Every time they start arguing, someone always provokes them to keep the fight going.

• 2.

  ArgentinaUruguayChileLatin Americacolloquialslang
  • To hype up or excite someone; to generate enthusiasm, interest, or emotional arousal about an event or idea.

  Examples

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  • El entrenador nos dio manija antes del partido para motivarnos al máximo.

    The coach hyped us up before the match to motivate us fully.

  • Ayer en la reunión, el jefe nos dio manija hablando del nuevo proyecto revolucionario.

    Yesterday at the meeting, the boss got us excited by talking about the revolutionary new project.

  • ¿Por qué siempre le das manija a los chicos con esas historias de terror?

    Why do you always hype the kids up with those scary stories?