Thread: Poner las peras a cuarto
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Old September 05, 2009, 02:41 AM
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María José is on a distinguished road
In English it would be to give a ticking off, to tell off (reprender severamente a alguien).
There are other expressions with pera:
-Pedirle peras al olmo
-Ser la pera
Can you guess what they mean?
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