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March 23, 2011, 05:21 PM
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What is "agarrar colmillo"
Hello all,
I was wondering if someone could help me with the Spanish idiom "agarrar comillo". It was posted on a supermarket sign that said "Los niños aprenden enseñalos a agarrar comillo". In this poster there was also a small child pushing a shopping cart filled with healthy looking vegetables. Thanks!!! 
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March 23, 2011, 06:39 PM
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"Agarrar colmillo" is from Mexico. Someone from there will explain better, but I reckon it means something like "to learn or become wise or experienced; to learn the angles; to learn by practice". I suppose there is some play of words involving food and "colmillo" like "(to get one's teeth into / bite into) healthy food".
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March 23, 2011, 06:58 PM
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Alec is right. "Colmillo", in Mexico, means "experience".
"Agarrar colmillo" is to acquire a certain experience.
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March 24, 2011, 09:46 AM
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Many Thanks!!
One of my friends from Mexico gave me an example of "Agarrar Comillo". He said it's like making a good buy at a flea market by not letting a seller take advantage of you. In this context maybe the word savvy would also be acceptable??. 
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