fuera de sí
Meaning: to be in a state of extreme emotion, either elation or distress, such that one loses composure.
Language: Spanish
Literally: outside of oneself
Category: The Absurd
Origin: Origin uncertain; the phrase pictures the self as a bounded space from which strong feeling can displace a person.
More idioms — The Absurd
- armar la de san Quintín — to start a violent fight or brawl; to cause a huge commotion.
- dale que te pego — relentlessly; without stopping or holding back.
- no haber color — there is no comparison; one option is vastly superior to another.
- a montones — In vast quantities; abundantly available and unremarkable.
- crecer como la espuma — To increase or expand very rapidly and dramatically.
- viva estampa — An exact likeness; someone or something that looks exactly like another.
More Spanish idioms
- curva de la felicidad — excess abdominal fat; a protruding belly caused by overeating or drinking.
- cuentas de la lechera — plans or hopes based on fantasy rather than reality; wishful thinking that ignores practi…
- en la estacada — abandoned or left in a difficult situation without help.
- ahogarse en poca agua — to panic or overreact to a minor problem.
- morder el polvo — to be defeated or to die.
- tira y afloja — a back-and-forth negotiation or struggle where each side gives and takes.
From our tongue twisters
- Como poco coco como, poco coco compro. — A bouncy 'co' drill — the word order and meaning flip with each repetition.
- Pepe Pecas pica papas con un pico. ¿Con qué pico pica papas Pepe Pecas? — A bouncy 'p' cluster that accelerates with the question at the end.
- El perro de San Roque no tiene rabo porque Ramón Ramírez se lo ha robado. — A rolled-'r' workout — every word demands the vibrating trill.