Ponerse las botas

Meaning: To stuff yourself with food or to profit greatly.

Language: Spanish

Literally: To put on the boots

Category: Daily Life

Origin: Medieval Spanish, when boots signified wealth and feasting.

More idioms — Daily Life

Non tutte le ciambelle riescono col buco — Things don't always go as planned.
Cadere a fagiolo — To arrive at exactly the perfect moment.
Essere al verde — To be broke; to have no money left.
半斤八两 (bàn jīn bā liǎng) — Six of one, half a dozen of the other — equally bad.
Met de deur in huis vallen — To get straight to the point without any preamble.
नाच न जाने आंगन टेढ़ा (naach na jaane aangan tedha) — A bad workman blames his tools.

estar en la luna de Valencia — Completely distracted or absent-minded, oblivious to what's happening around you.
irse por los cerros de Úbeda — To digress or wander off-topic during conversation without purpose or reason.
comerse un rosco — To fail completely or strike out; to get nothing at all in a romantic or competitive cont…
estar más claro que el agua — Something is obvious, evident, and beyond any doubt or confusion.
tener un rabo de paja — To feel guilty or anxious about something, fearing exposure of a personal fault or secret.
Hablar por los codos — To talk nonstop.

Still waters run deep — Quiet people often have great depth of character.
It takes a village to raise a child — Community support is essential for child development.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it — Don't change something that's working well.