a montones

Meaning: In vast quantities; abundantly available and unremarkable.

Language: Spanish

Literally: in piles

Category: The Absurd

Origin: The literal image of things heaped in piles conveys overwhelming abundance.

More idioms — The Absurd

crecer como la espuma — To increase or expand very rapidly and dramatically.
viva estampa — An exact likeness; someone or something that looks exactly like another.
éramos pocos y parió la abuela — as if that wasn't enough, things went from bad to worse.
no sé qué y no sé cuánto — An undefined or vague something; an indescribable quality or collection of things.
caer en gracia — To charm someone instantly or be liked right away.
no ganar para sustos — To be plagued by constant troubles and misfortunes; to suffer setback after setback.

a ojo — By rough estimate or visual judgment, without precision.
dar el pistoletazo de salida — To officially begin or launch something.
vérsele el plumero — Someone's true nature or hidden faults become glaringly visible.
salga el sol por donde quiera — It does not matter what happens or what difficulties arise; one will accept whatever come…
darse de cabezadas — To struggle uselessly against an impossible problem or obstacle.
poner la proa — To set one's aim or course deliberately toward something; to target or pursue.

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