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Atar en corto a alguien

ROBINDESBOIS

October 24, 2010 07:30 PM

Atar en corto a alguien

It means to control sb, any equivalent in English?:yuck:

JPablo

October 24, 2010 08:29 PM

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")

Rusty

October 24, 2010 09:30 PM

keep on a tight leash :thumbsup:

Perikles

October 25, 2010 03:00 AM

to be married :rolleyes::rolleyes:

JPablo

October 25, 2010 03:36 AM

:lol: :lol: :lol:

I guess basically from "mar" [to damage or spoil to a certain extent; render less perfect, attractive, useful, etc.; impair or spoil...] :wicked:

Perikles

October 25, 2010 03:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JPablo (Post 97866)

I guess basically from "mar" [to damage or spoil to a certain extent; render less perfect, attractive, useful, etc.; impair or spoil...] :wicked:

:lol::lol: 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.)

JPablo

October 25, 2010 03:53 AM

:lol: :lol: :lol:
Yup, let's include it...

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