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Eres más corto que las mangas de un chaleco

Meaning: You're not the sharpest — a bit slow on the uptake.

Language: Spanish

Literally: You're shorter than the sleeves of a vest

Category: Insult

Origin: Humorous Spanish saying; a vest (waistcoat) has no sleeves at all.

More compliments & insults — Insult

  • Du bist nicht die hellste Kerze auf der Torte — You're a little dim — not the smartest in the room.
  • Tu as une cervelle de moineau — You're scatterbrained and forgetful.
  • Без царя в голове (Bez tsarya v golove) — Foolish and reckless — with no one in charge upstairs.
  • Cabeça de alho chocho — A forgetful scatterbrain whose thoughts won't stay put.
  • Bête comme ses pieds — Really not very bright.
  • Avoir un poil dans la main — To be incurably lazy.

More Spanish compliments & insults

  • Eres un sol — You're a lovely, warm-hearted person.
  • Eres más bueno que el pan — You are a genuinely good, kind soul.
  • Tienes menos luces que un barco pirata — You're really not the brightest.
  • Eres más lento que el caballo del malo — You're painfully slow — the villain's horse never catches the hero.
  • Eres un crack — You're brilliant — a total star at what you do.
  • Eres muy majo/a — You're a lovely, kind, and genuine person — the nicest way to compliment someone's charac…

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