tirar de la manta

Meaning: to reveal a secret or expose something hidden; to blow the lid off a situation.

Language: Spanish

Literally: to pull the blanket

Category: Daily Life

Origin: The phrase pictures a blanket covering a truth; pulling it away uncovers what was concealed.

More idioms — Daily Life

poner el broche de oro — To add a final, perfect touch that completes or perfects something.
correrse una juerga — To live wildly or indulge in a bout of revelry and excess.
llevar la delantera — To be ahead of others; to hold a lead or advantage.
no tener vuelta de hoja — To be conclusive and beyond dispute; to admit no alternative interpretation.
dar el pistoletazo de salida — To officially begin or launch something.
poner la proa — To set one's aim or course deliberately toward something; to target or pursue.

irse de las manos — To spiral beyond control; to become unmanageable or chaotic.
a montones — In vast quantities; abundantly available and unremarkable.
a ojo — By rough estimate or visual judgment, without precision.
vérsele el plumero — Someone's true nature or hidden faults become glaringly visible.
salga el sol por donde quiera — It does not matter what happens or what difficulties arise; one will accept whatever come…
darse de cabezadas — To struggle uselessly against an impossible problem or obstacle.

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