Tener mala uva

Meaning: To have a nasty temper or ill intentions.

Language: Spanish

Literally: To have bad grape

Category: Food & Drink

Origin: Bad grapes spoil the whole wine, so a person of 'bad grape' is soured through with a mean disposition.

More idioms — Food & Drink

• Ponerse como una sopa — To get soaked to the bone.
• Estar hasta en la sopa — To be everywhere; impossible to avoid.
• Liscio come l'olio — To go off without a hitch.
• Tutto fa brodo — Every little bit helps.
• Procurar pelo em ovo — To nitpick over nothing.
• 朝飯前 — A task so easy it can be done before eating.

More Spanish idioms

• Buscarle tres pies al gato — To overcomplicate things; to look for trouble.
• Estar frito — To be fed up or worn out.
• No dar pie con bola — To get everything wrong; to do nothing right.
• Estar en Babia — To be daydreaming and miles away.
• Tener la sartén por el mango — To be the one in control.
• ojito derecho — A person's favorite or most beloved person, especially a child.

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