Do you take out the juice?/ Idiom challenge

Question

sacar el jugo

This one means "to work someone/something hard" or "to get the most out of someone/something"

Post your best attempt(s) at using the phrase in a sentence and vote on the one you like best. The best sentence will be chosen based on votes.

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Por ejemplo:

Tengo la intención de sacarle el jugo a estas vacaciones

I have the intention of getting the most out of this vacation

• de sacarle el jugo a estas.... - 0068e2f4 Nov 18, 2009
• gracias - aloshek Nov 21, 2009

Answer 1

Hay que sacarle el jugo a cada día. Nunca volveremos a vivir el momento.

• WoW, can I vote again? - 0068e2f4 Nov 18, 2009
• Vivo en esta manera! - aloshek Nov 18, 2009
• We will never live this moment again --- something like that - 0068e2f4 Nov 18, 2009

Answer 2

Hoy mi jefe me sacó el jugo en el trabajo .

Answer 3

Cuando algo malo pasa le trato de sacar el jugo a la situación.

When something bad happens I try to get the most out of (something positive) the situation

• ...Le trato de sacar el jugo A La situacion. or, trato de sacarLe el jugo a la.... - 0068e2f4 Nov 18, 2009
• Thanks, Robertico. - --Mariana-- Nov 18, 2009

Answer 4

Todas los días le saco el jugo a mi diccionario cuando practico mi lectura española.

Every day when I practice my Spanish reading, my dictionary gets a workout.

Answer 5

Quería sacar el jugo de la naranja para mi jugo, así que lo puse en la licuadora.

I wanted to get the most out of the orange for my juice, so I put it in the juicer.

(Jejeje - don't worry, I'll make sure I don't win)

• Make sure I don't but if pass around some of that juice I'll make sure you will.:) - 0068e2f4 Nov 18, 2009

Answer 6

I'm a little lost, pero this seems like fun...can someone explain?

• Qe-fe-ria-fo-sa-fi-ca-fu-r-el-fe-ju-fa-go Entiendes? - 00515f39 Nov 18, 2009

Answer 7

Hi DJ

The phrase "sacar el jugo" is a saying which means either of the following.

to work someone/something hard"

"to get the most out of someone/something"

The idea is to make up a Spanish phrase using "sacar el jugo".