volver la espalda

Meaning: To reject, abandon, or refuse to help someone.

Language: Spanish

Literally: to turn the back

Category: Body & Senses

Origin: The image is straightforward: physically turning away from a person expresses rejection or dismissal.

More idioms — Body & Senses

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.
en dos patadas — very easily or effortlessly.

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.
de grado o por fuerza — Whether one likes it or not; willingly or unwillingly.
de caballo — Enormous; of impressive or overwhelming size or intensity.
mandarse a mudar — To leave abruptly or without notice; to depart hastily.

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