con lo puesto
Meaning: With nothing but the clothes on one's back; in a state of complete destitution.
Language: Spanish
Literally: with what is worn
Category: Body & Senses
Origin: The image is literal: a person reduced to only the garments currently on their body, stripped of all other possessions.
More idioms — Body & Senses
- die Nase voll haben — To be fed up or exhausted by something.
- Salz in die Wunde streuen — To deliberately make someone's pain or humiliation worse.
- vor den Kopf stoßen — To offend or affront someone.
- den Geist aufgeben — to die, or to cease functioning.
- um ein Haar — by the narrowest possible margin; almost not.
- aus dem Handgelenk — done with ease and without much effort or advance preparation; offhand.
More Spanish idioms
- Buscar una aguja en un pajar — To search for something you have almost no chance of finding, because the thing is tiny a…
- Estar en la edad del pavo — To be at an awkward teenage phase.
- Tener mala leche — To be in a foul mood or have bad intentions.
- No tener pelos en la lengua — To speak very bluntly and honestly.
- Ser pan comido — To be extremely easy.
- Dar calabazas — To reject someone romantically.
From our proverbs
- He that loves law will get his fill. — Devotion to justice and lawful conduct ensures one receives due rewards and satisfaction…
- Law makers should not be law breakers. — Those who craft laws must follow them, or their authority crumbles through hypocrisy.
- Laws catch flies, but let hornets go free. — Powerful people evade justice through legal loopholes while the powerless are punished fo…