pig in a python n. especially in demographics, a spike or surge in a statistic measured over time. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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A listener named Lita who grew up in Cuba shares her favorite Spanish idiom for “working hard”: sudando tinta, or literally, “sweating ink.” This is part of a complete episode.
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