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ROBINDESBOIS July 06, 2010 09:15 AM

Ponerse de uñas con alguien
 
Es un modismo que significa enfurecerse con alguien, con o sin motivos aparentes. In English?

poli July 06, 2010 09:49 AM

Hay varios modismos en inglés con este significado.
Uno que no es vulgar es to put the clamps on.

Tomisimo July 06, 2010 12:03 PM

How about to get fighting mad?

LibraryLady July 06, 2010 01:18 PM

What about to spit nails or to fly off the handle.

He was spitting nails when he saw the damage to his car
He flew off the handle when he saw the damage to his car

JPablo July 06, 2010 10:20 PM

I know,
de uñas = in a foul mood;
está de uñas con su cuñada = she’s at daggers drawn with her sister-in-law;
enseñar or mostrar or sacar las uñas = to show one’s teeth (not like this, :D, but in a bad, aggressive way.)
:)

ROBINDESBOIS July 07, 2010 04:23 AM

thank you all


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