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La carne de burro no es transparenteAn idiom is an expression whose meaning is not readily apparent based on the individual words in the expression. This forum is dedicated to discussing idioms and other sayings. |
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I have always heard a slightly different version:'La carne de burro no se transparenta'.
I love your window expression, Rusty.
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I'm surprised nobody mentioned the most common comeback to this, which is: "Ojos de vaca no ven!" I find it quite witty...
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first time a hear it
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Make a better door than a window
PHRASE dialect Block someone's access to or view of something; be in the way. ‘step aside, honey, you make a better door than a window’ LA CARNE DE BURRO NO ES TRANSPARENTE Often used in the second person — "You make a better door than a window" — as a tactful way of asking a person to move aside so that one may see. |
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Yes!
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