Tener más cara que espalda
Meaning: To be utterly shameless and brazen.
Language: Spanish
Literally: To have more face than back
Category: Body & Senses
Origin: In Spanish slang a big 'face' means nerve; here it is outsized beyond all proportion to the body.
More idioms — Body & Senses
- Non avere peli sulla lingua — To speak bluntly and hold nothing back.
- Avere le mani bucate — To be a spendthrift.
- Остаться с носом (Ostat'sya s nosom) — To be left empty-handed or outwitted.
- Делать ноги (Delat' nogi) — To run away quickly.
- Заговаривать зубы (Zagovarivat' zuby) — To distract someone with smooth, evasive talk.
- 二階から目薬 (Nikai kara megusuri) — A roundabout effort that has no real effect.
More Spanish idioms
- Tener mala uva — To have a nasty temper or ill intentions.
- Ponerse como una sopa — To get soaked to the bone.
- Estar hasta en la sopa — To be everywhere; impossible to avoid.
- 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.
From our compliments & insults
- Eres todo un personaje — Said with deep affection: you're unforgettable, one of a kind, impossible to replace.
- Eres un aguafiestas — You're a killjoy — you pour cold water on everyone's fun the moment you arrive.
- ¡Qué cara más dura! — You've got incredible nerve and cheek — the audacity is almost impressive.