No hay tu tía
Meaning: There's no way around it; nothing can be done.
Language: Spanish
Literally: There is no your aunt
Category: The Absurd
Origin: A corruption of no hay atutía — atutía was a zinc ointment sold as a cure-all; no remedy exists became no aunt exists.
More idioms — The Absurd
- Avere gli occhi foderati di prosciutto — To be unable to see what is right in front of you.
- Viajar na maionese — To talk nonsense or drift off into your own dream world.
- Skägget i brevlådan — Caught red-handed in an awkward, embarrassing position.
- يعمل من الحبة قبة (Ya'mal min al-ḥabba qubba) — To blow something tiny completely out of proportion.
- Helt texas — Utterly wild, chaotic or out of control.
- Det blæser en halv pelikan — It is extremely windy.
More Spanish idioms
- Estar de Rodríguez — To be a husband left working in town while the family is on holiday.
- Quedarse de piedra — To be stunned speechless.
- Ser uña y carne — To be inseparable; the closest of friends.
- Dar gato por liebre — To swindle by passing off something inferior as the real thing.
- Importar un pepino — To not care in the slightest.
- Ponerse las pilas — To get your act together and start working hard.
From our proverbs
- Clothes don't make the man — External appearances cannot determine a person's true character, integrity, or worth.
- Cool heads must prevail — Rational thinking, not emotional impulse, resolves conflicts and prevents disaster.
- Dance with the one that brung ya — Loyalty to those who supported you initially matters more than chasing new opportunities.