Spain
All expressions
Spain
All expressions
To lose your bearings, your sense of direction or your purpose in life. In Spain and Latin America when you pierdes el norte you've gotten so lost you don't know which way is up.
Grito de la afición para exigir la salida de un jugador, técnico o directivo que decepcionó. En los estadios de México y América Latina, un coro de fuera es una de las condenas más sonoras que puede recibir alguien.
A charm that transcends physical distance, the ability to attract someone even without being present.
All hell breaks loose — a huge scandal, fight or uproar erupts. La Marimorena was a legendary Madrid tavern known for its brawls, and the expression stuck.
To work very hard or attack something with full intensity. 'Meter caña' means pushing yourself to the maximum or pressing hard in whatever you're doing — no half measures.