andar de la Ceca a la Meca
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USAGE NOTE
This idiom may be literally translated as "to go from the mint to Mecca" and may also be written "ir de la Ceca a la Meca." The words "Ceca" and "Meca" may also begin with a lowercase letter.
andar de la Ceca a la Meca
An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
1. (colloquial) (idiom) (to go from one place to another)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
a. to go to and fro (idiom)
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
Los meseros andaban de la Ceca a la Meca limpiando mesas y cargando pilas de platos.The waiters went to and fro clearing tables and carrying stacks of plates.
b. to go here and there (idiom)
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
Anduve de la Ceca a la Meca haciendo recados todo el día.I went here and there running errands all day.
c. to go here, there, and everywhere (idiom)
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
Durante la Gran Depresión, el abuelo anduvo de la Ceca a la Meca buscando empleo.During the Great Depression, grandfather went here, there, and everywhere looking for a job.
d. to run all over town
Tuve que andar de la Ceca a la Meca buscando un mecánico que tuviera la pieza en stock.I had to run all over town trying to find a mechanic who had the part in stock.
e. to go from pillar to post (idiom) (United Kingdom)
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Los diplomáticos andan de la Ceca a la Meca toda su vida.Diplomats spend their whole life going from pillar to post.
f. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Anduve de la Ceca a la Meca buscando el disco que querías, pero no lo encontré.I searched high and low for the record you wanted, but I couldn't find it.
Patricia prefería andar de la Ceca a la Meca repartiendo pizzas a estar metida en la cocina.Patricia would rather rush around delivering pizzas than be stuck in the kitchen.
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