pico de oro

Meaning: someone with exceptional eloquence or persuasive speech.

Language: Spanish

Literally: beak of gold

Category: Animals

Origin: The phrase pictures the mouth (beak) as precious and valuable, suggesting words that flow like gold.

More idioms — Animals

• no decir ni pío — to remain completely silent or say nothing at all.
• vérsele el plumero — Someone's true nature or hidden faults become glaringly visible.
• a uña de caballo — To move or travel at great speed.
• hambre canina — Extreme, ravenous hunger.
• poner a los pies de los caballos — To betray or abandon someone to harm or ridicule.
• con el rabo entre las piernas — In a state of shame, defeat, or humiliation; cowed and demoralized.

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• sacar las castañas del fuego — to rescue someone from a difficult situation or to solve a problem at one's own risk or e…
• arma de doble filo — something that has both positive and negative consequences, or can harm the user as easil…
• tirar de la manta — to reveal a secret or expose something hidden; to blow the lid off a situation.
• poner el broche de oro — To add a final, perfect touch that completes or perfects something.
• correrse una juerga — To live wildly or indulge in a bout of revelry and excess.
• llevar la delantera — To be ahead of others; to hold a lead or advantage.

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