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Old February 24, 2009, 06:46 AM
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Dar mono

My strong guess it that it means dar ánimo, but I have been wrong before. Anyway, is it a commonly used idiom?
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Old February 24, 2009, 06:58 AM
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I need the whole text.
Usually "tener el mono" it's to to have withdrawal symptoms / "cold turkey", so "dar el mono" means to have a withdrawal attack.
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I need the whole text.
Usually "tener el mono" it's to to have withdrawal symptoms / "cold turkey", so "dar el mono" means to have a withdrawal attack.
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En chile andar con la mona is to have a hang over.

Andar con los monos is to be grouchy.

y there is one more but I am not going to say it...
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Hey eso parece un albur.

Never I have heard thus usage.
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En chile andar con la mona is to have a hang over.

Andar con los monos is to be grouchy.

y there is one more but I am not going to say it...
Okay, I'm game.......give us the third one.

You can hide it and only those brave enough will open it....
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Old February 25, 2009, 08:15 AM
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Okay, I'm game.......give us the third one.

You can hide it and only those brave enough will open it....
How can I do that?

Anyway, is has to do with "soltarlo"
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To hide something, wrap it in [hide][/hide] tags.
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Old February 25, 2009, 11:49 AM
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To hide something, wrap it in [hide][/hide] tags.
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I think I like it.

Thank you Rusty!
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