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Old May 14, 2017, 05:01 PM
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I guess Poli's option is somewhat valid, but I understand "powder keg" in Spanish as "polvorín" or "barril de pólvora".

I never heard the expresión "tener cola de paja"..., but probably "not have a leg to stand on" could be something similar.

http://www.tomisimo.org/idioms/en/no...nd-on-828.html

Or "to have two strikes against one"...

Saludos cordiales.
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