Estar en el ajo

Meaning: To be in on a secret or scheme.

Language: Spanish

Literally: To be in the garlic

Category: Food & Drink

Origin: 'Ajo' was old Spanish slang for a shady affair, so those 'in the garlic' share the inside knowledge.

More idioms — Food & Drink

• Tener mala uva — To have a nasty temper or ill intentions.
• Ponerse como una sopa — To get soaked to the bone.
• Estar hasta en la sopa — To be everywhere; impossible to avoid.
• Liscio come l'olio — To go off without a hitch.
• Tutto fa brodo — Every little bit helps.
• Procurar pelo em ovo — To nitpick over nothing.

More Spanish idioms

• Ser la oveja negra — To be the outcast of the family or group.
• Echar leña al fuego — To make a bad situation worse.
• Tener más cara que espalda — To be utterly shameless and brazen.
• Buscarle tres pies al gato — To overcomplicate things; to look for trouble.
• Estar frito — To be fed up or worn out.
• No dar pie con bola — To get everything wrong; to do nothing right.

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