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Estar hasta en la sopa

Someone or something is everywhere in an annoying way

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Example

Ese tío está hasta en la sopa últimamente.

When to use it

You open social media, turn on TV, and check the news, and the same influencer is in all of it.

What it means

Literally, it means "to be even in the soup."
In practice, it means someone or something is everywhere, constantly showing up to the point of being annoying or unavoidable. It's commonly used about celebrities, ads, a trending topic, or even a person who keeps appearing in every plan. The humor comes from exaggeration: if it's "in the soup," it's truly inescapable.

Don't confuse it with

"Estar hasta en la sopa" does not mean to be extremely hungry and eager to eat, to be involved in a messy dispute, to be stuck without any choices left. It specifically means "Someone or something is everywhere in an annoying way".

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