/Sounds like "keh" + "dar" + "seh" + "con" + "el" + "oh" + "ho" + "coo" + "ah" + "drah" + "do" (as in "doctor")/
To be left speechless, shocked, or absolutely stunned by something. Literally "to be left with a square eye," this Mexican expression describes that moment when something is so surprising or unbelievable that your eyes go wide and you freeze in disbelief.
"Cuando vio el precio se quedó con el ojo cuadrado. -> When he saw the price, his jaw dropped."
"Me quedé con el ojo cuadrado cuando vi el resultado. -> I was completely stunned when I saw the result."
/Sounds like "keh" + "dar" + "seh" + "con" + "el" + "oh" + "ho" + "coo" + "ah" + "drah" + "do" (as in "doctor")/
To be left speechless, shocked, or absolutely stunned by something. Literally "to be left with a square eye," this Mexican expression describes that moment when something is so surprising or unbelievable that your eyes go wide and you freeze in disbelief.
"Cuando vio el precio se quedó con el ojo cuadrado. -> When he saw the price, his jaw dropped."
"Me quedé con el ojo cuadrado cuando vi el resultado. -> I was completely stunned when I saw the result."