caer en gracia
Meaning: To charm someone instantly or be liked right away.
Language: Spanish
Literally: to fall in grace
Category: The Absurd
Origin: Origin uncertain; the phrase pictures favor or approval as something one falls into rather than achieves, suggesting an effortless or sudden winning of affection.
More idioms — The Absurd
- no ganar para sustos — To be plagued by constant troubles and misfortunes; to suffer setback after setback.
- perder la chaveta — To go crazy; to lose one's grip on sanity or self-control.
- nur Bahnhof verstehen — to understand nothing at all of what is being said.
- alles im grünen Bereich sein — Everything is functioning well or is satisfactory.
- um die Ecke denken — To think creatively or unconventionally, to solve problems by approaching them from unexp…
- was das Zeug hält — with maximum intensity or speed; to the absolute limit of one's capacity.
More Spanish idioms
- de tres al cuarto — Worthless, shoddy, or of poor quality.
- venir mal dadas — For things to go wrong or turn out badly.
- hacer antesala — To wait in an outer room or lobby, often in a position of subordination or anticipation.
- lío de faldas — A romantic or sexual entanglement with a woman; an affair.
- estar entre dos aguas — To be undecided or unable to choose between two options; to sit on the fence.
- sacar el ascua con mano ajena — To get someone else to do one's dirty work or take the blame for one's own wrongdoing.
From our compliments & insults
- Eres todo un personaje — Said with deep affection: you're unforgettable, one of a kind, impossible to replace.
- Eres un aguafiestas — You're a killjoy — you pour cold water on everyone's fun the moment you arrive.
- ¡Qué cara más dura! — You've got incredible nerve and cheek — the audacity is almost impressive.