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Old December 16, 2008, 06:27 AM
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Saca los colores
Does anyone know what this may mean? I was in a headline about the
Wall Street embezzler Madoff. "Madoff saca los colores al reguladores."
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Old December 16, 2008, 07:37 AM
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shows his true colors? just guessing
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Old December 16, 2008, 07:43 AM
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Madoff embarrasses the regulators.
Sacarle los colores = to embarrass someone
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Old December 16, 2008, 07:59 AM
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OK.In Spanish it's: Leaves their faces pale as opposed to turns their faces red which we are more likely to use. Thank you.
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Old December 16, 2008, 08:04 AM
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One of the many meanings of sacar is to bring out, so it means to bring out the colors.
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It would be interesting to know the etymology of this phrase.
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