ser culo de mal asiento
Meaning: To be restless and unable to stay still.
Language: Spanish
Literally: to be bottom of bad seat
Category: Body & Senses
Origin: The phrase pictures someone whose posterior cannot rest comfortably on a seat, suggesting constant fidgeting and inability to remain in one place.
More idioms — Body & Senses
- volver la espalda — To reject, abandon, or refuse to help someone.
- caérsele el alma a los pies — to be deeply disappointed or dismayed.
- oler a chamusquina — a situation is becoming tense or dangerous; trouble is brewing.
- codo con codo — Standing shoulder to shoulder, side by side in close proximity.
- por la cara — Boldly and undeservedly; without earning it or paying for it; purely out of audacity or s…
- mal trago — a difficult or unpleasant experience; a bitter pill to swallow.
More Spanish idioms
- hambre canina — Extreme, ravenous hunger.
- poner a los pies de los caballos — To betray or abandon someone to harm or ridicule.
- no pegar ni con cola — To be conspicuously out of place or unsuitable.
- tener su miga — To have hidden depth or complexity; to be more complicated than it appears.
- con el rabo entre las piernas — In a state of shame, defeat, or humiliation; cowed and demoralized.
- quedarle cuerda — To still have plenty of energy, vitality, or usefulness left.