chupar
transitive verb
1 (succionar) [+biberón, caramelo, bolígrafo] to suck [+pipa] to puff at; puff on
el trabajo le está chupando la salud his work is undermining his health; chupó lo que pudo mientras estuvo en la organización he milked the organization for all he could while he was there
le chupan el dinero they're milking him dry
chupar cámara to get as much (media) exposure as possible
chupar el balón (Fútbol) to hog the ball
chupar la sangre a algn to bleed sb dry; take sb for everything they've got
pronominal verb
chuparse1 (succionar)
chuparse el dedo to suck one's finger
¿tú te crees que me chupo el dedo? do you think I was born yesterday?; do you take me for a mug? (familiar)
chuparse los dedos
la paella estaba para chuparse los dedos the paella was absolutely delicious
hacen unas hamburguesas para chuparse los dedos their hamburgers are to die for o are finger-licking good (humorístico)
2 (aguantar)
nos chupamos toda la conferencia de pie we had to go through the whole of the lecture standing; tuve que chuparme cuatro horas de tren I had to sit in a train for four hours; chuparse un insulto (Latinoamérica) to swallow an insult
¡chúpate esa! put that in your pipe and smoke it! (familiar)