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

• 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.
• Estar como una cabra — To be completely crazy.

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