metido
estar metido en todo
have + a finger in every pie
Now with a whole spectrum of collaborative projects, they seem to have a finger in every pie.
estar metido en una rutina
be (stuck) in a rut
be stuck in a groove
So if you find yourself stuck in rut ask yourself if living in the past is the problem.
It was like she was stuck in a groove and could not get out of it!.
metido en
involved with
'You always seems so involved with your circle of friends'.
metido en años
elderly
a bit/little long in the tooth
advanced in years
advanced in life
To the general public 'the female librarian is still angular, elderly, acidulous and terrifying', to use Geoffrey Langley's words, 'and a male librarian is impossible under any hypothesis'.
Training would be needed for the reception staff, who all said they were a bit long in the tooth for learning how to use a computer.
It has been some time since he had the ability to construct anything as he is advanced in years now.
Originally employed as cowherd at the Abbey of Whitby, he became a singer when somewhat advanced in life.
metido en carnes [También escrito pudgy] [También escrito podgy]
fat [fatter -comp., fattest -sup.]
plump [plumper -comp., plumpest -sup.]
overweight
chubby [chubbier -comp., chubbiest -sup.]
podgy [podgier -comp., podgiest -sup.]
pudgy [pudgier -comp., pudgiest -sup.]
corpulent
The article is entitled 'America the slim: or, where are the fat children in picture books'.
Researchers have found that men who are hungry are attracted to plumper women but, once they had eaten, men's taste in women reverted to those with slimmer figures.
The author suggests that university libraries can put their unmanageably overweight serials budget on a sensible diet by limiting new subscriptions.
Most chubby girls are viewed with disdain by their families and strangers alike.
With the awareness surrounding fit bodies, many of us become perturbed due to our bulgy or podgy body parts.
His team was mostly composed of short, pudgy, white boys - these guys were definitely not on a sports team.
My host and I had to squeeze up against a wall to make way for a rather corpulent man coming from the opposite direction.
metido en lo más difícil
in at the deep end
The article 'In at the deep end: a look at EDI from the bookseller's point of view' is devoted to the theme of electronic document interchange (EDI).
metido hasta la rodilla
knee deep
The article 'Acid rain information: knee deep and rising' briefly describes the dramatic growth in acid rain literature which has occurred in the past 5 years.
metido hasta los tobillos
ankle deep
If the ice hidden just below the Martian surface were to melt, it would create a planet-wide sea ankle-deep, scientists have said.
tener a Alguien metido en un puño
have + Nombre + under + Posesivo + thumb
She sounds like she enjoys having people under her thumb and gets off on the whole control thing.
tener Algo metido entre ceja y ceja
have + a bee in + Posesivo + bonnet (about)
What do you do when a calm puppy is suddenly in a frenzy, as if he had a bee in his bonnet? .
