ponerse las pilas in Spanish

Forms: me pongo las pilas [first-person, present, singular], me puse las pilas [first-person, preterite, singular], puesto las pilas [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Literally, “put one's batteries in”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|put one's batteries in}} “put one's batteries in”, {{lit|put one's batteries in}} Literally, “put one's batteries in” Head templates: {{es-verb|ponerse<> las pilas}} ponerse las pilas (first-person singular present me pongo las pilas, first-person singular preterite me puse las pilas, past participle puesto las pilas)

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"ponerse las pilas" meaning in Spanish

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