codo con codo

Meaning: Standing shoulder to shoulder, side by side in close proximity.

Language: Spanish

Literally: elbow with elbow

Category: Body & Senses

Origin: The literal image of elbows touching conveys physical closeness and unity.

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por la cara — Boldly and undeservedly; without earning it or paying for it; purely out of audacity or s…
mal trago — a difficult or unpleasant experience; a bitter pill to swallow.
en dos patadas — very easily or effortlessly.
con pies de plomo — To proceed with extreme caution or wariness; to tread carefully in a delicate situation.
con lo puesto — With nothing but the clothes on one's back; in a state of complete destitution.
die Nase voll haben — To be fed up or exhausted by something.

llevar la contraria — To argue against or contradict someone habitually.
para andar por casa — Makeshift, temporary, or of poor quality; fit only for casual home use.
salvar las apariencias — To maintain an outward show of respectability or normalcy despite underlying problems.
crecer como la espuma — To increase or expand very rapidly and dramatically.
a todo mecate — At full speed; with maximum effort; going all out.
viva estampa — An exact likeness; someone or something that looks exactly like another.

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