se payer la tête de quelqu'un
Meaning: To mock or ridicule someone.
Language: French
Literally: to treat oneself to someone's head
Category: Body & Senses
Origin: Se payer here means 'to treat oneself to', with tête standing in for the person themselves — one treats oneself to someone as an object of ridicule.
More idioms — Body & Senses
- avoir les sangs tournés — To be profoundly shocked or horrified.
- fourrer son nez dans les affaires de quelqu'un — To meddle or pry indiscreetly into someone else's affairs.
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- ça pique — It is very expensive or causes financial pain.
- ojito derecho — A person's favorite or most beloved person, especially a child.
- a todo gañote — At the top of one's voice; very loudly.
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