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October 24, 2010, 07:30 PM
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Atar en corto a alguien
It means to control sb, any equivalent in English?
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October 24, 2010, 08:29 PM
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to keep somebody on a tight rein
or (in American English) a tight leash Maybe 'have somebody under one's thumb' (but that is more like "tener a alguien bajo la bota")
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Lo propio de la verdad es que se basta a sí misma, aquel que la posee no intenta convencer a nadie. "An enemy is somebody who flatters you. A friend is somebody who criticizes the living daylights out of you."
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October 25, 2010, 03:36 AM
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 I guess basically from "mar" [to damage or spoil to a certain extent; render less perfect, attractive, useful, etc.; impair or spoil...] 
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Lo propio de la verdad es que se basta a sí misma, aquel que la posee no intenta convencer a nadie. "An enemy is somebody who flatters you. A friend is somebody who criticizes the living daylights out of you."
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October 25, 2010, 03:50 AM
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Quote:
What was it somebody said? My wife and I were happy for 25 years - then we got married. (Perhaps that should be in the paraprosdokian thread.)
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October 25, 2010, 03:53 AM
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Yup, let's include it...
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Lo propio de la verdad es que se basta a sí misma, aquel que la posee no intenta convencer a nadie. "An enemy is somebody who flatters you. A friend is somebody who criticizes the living daylights out of you."
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