no ganar para sustos

Meaning: To be plagued by constant troubles and misfortunes; to suffer setback after setback.

Language: Spanish

Literally: to not earn for frights

Category: The Absurd

Origin: Origin uncertain; the phrase pictures someone so beset by shocks and scares that they might as well be paid for enduring them.

More idioms — The Absurd

perder la chaveta — To go crazy; to lose one's grip on sanity or self-control.
nur Bahnhof verstehen — to understand nothing at all of what is being said.
alles im grünen Bereich sein — Everything is functioning well or is satisfactory.
um die Ecke denken — To think creatively or unconventionally, to solve problems by approaching them from unexp…
was das Zeug hält — with maximum intensity or speed; to the absolute limit of one's capacity.
die Faxen dicke haben — To be fed up; to have had enough of someone's nonsense or misbehavior.

de Pascuas a Ramos — Once in a blue moon; extremely rarely or at great intervals.
con lo puesto — With nothing but the clothes on one's back; in a state of complete destitution.
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.

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