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Spanish
Spanishir que chuta
Meaning: (Spain) To be more than enough, or to be going well; often ironic, as in y vas que chutas, "and that's plenty for you."
Literally: To go that it shoots
Example: “Con el motor nuevo, el coche va que chuta.” — With the new engine, the car is firing on all cylinders.
English equivalent: Firing on all cylinders
Equivalents in other languages
French: Être au taquet Literally: To be at the cleat
English: firing on all cylinders
Origin: Chutar comes from English "shoot," through football, where it means kicking the ball at goal. Something that va que chuta is going well, and the phrase is used above all ironically: y vas que chutas, roughly "and count yourself lucky," meaning that what someone has got is more than enough.
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- pasarlo teta To have an excellent, carefree time.
- con el pie derecho To make a good start or beginning.
- a uña de caballo To move or travel at great speed.
- írsele la onda (Latin American Spanish) To lose focus or to forget an important point.
- ser culo de mal asiento To be restless and unable to stay still.
- hambre canina Extreme, ravenous hunger.
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