a ojo
Meaning: By rough estimate or visual judgment, without precision.
Language: Spanish
Literally: at eye
Category: Body & Senses
Origin: The phrase relies on the eye as the judge of quantity or measure — a glance rather than careful calculation.
More idioms — Body & Senses
- darse de cabezadas — To struggle uselessly against an impossible problem or obstacle.
- pasarlo teta — To have an excellent, carefree time.
- con el pie derecho — To make a good start or beginning.
- ser culo de mal asiento — To be restless and unable to stay still.
- volver la espalda — To reject, abandon, or refuse to help someone.
- caérsele el alma a los pies — to be deeply disappointed or dismayed.
More Spanish idioms
- dar el pistoletazo de salida — To officially begin or launch something.
- vérsele el plumero — Someone's true nature or hidden faults become glaringly visible.
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- poner la proa — To set one's aim or course deliberately toward something; to target or pursue.
- ley del hielo — A state of deliberate coldness or refusal to speak to someone as a form of punishment or…
- ir que chuta — Something is working excellently or progressing at great speed; matters are proceeding be…
From our proverbs
- A hungry man, an angry man. — Physical deprivation erodes patience and civility, making irritability inevitable.
- Hungry men think the cook lazy. — Impatient people blame external circumstances rather than acknowledging their own unreali…
- Bitter is sweet to hungry men. — Hunger transforms even unpalatable sustenance into something desirable when survival is a…