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Spanishno tener vuelta de hoja
Meaning: To be conclusive and beyond dispute; to admit no alternative interpretation.
Literally: To have no turning of the page
Example: “Sin agua no hay cosecha; eso no tiene vuelta de hoja.” — Without water there's no harvest; there are no two ways about it.
English equivalent: There are no two ways about it
Equivalents in other languages
English: there are no two ways about it
Origin: A hoja is a leaf or page, and its vuelta is the other side, what one finds by turning it over. Something with no other side to it is exactly what it appears to be and admits no other reading: an argument or a fact beyond dispute. The RAE dictionary lists no tener vuelta de hoja algo.
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