en la estacada
Meaning: abandoned or left in a difficult situation without help.
Language: Spanish
Literally: in the stake
Category: Daily Life
Origin: The image is of someone left tied to a stake, defenseless and isolated.
More idioms — Daily Life
- tira y afloja — a back-and-forth negotiation or struggle where each side gives and takes.
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- cada muerte de obispo — extremely rarely; once in a blue moon.
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More Spanish idioms
- ahogarse en poca agua — to panic or overreact to a minor problem.
- morder el polvo — to be defeated or to die.
- dale que te pego — relentlessly; without stopping or holding back.
- como pez en el agua — perfectly at ease in a situation; in one's natural element.
- no haber color — there is no comparison; one option is vastly superior to another.
- arroz con mango — a chaotic, confused mess or pandemonium.
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