Juan Carlos
Spanish idiom "Cogido con pinzas" Hi everyone! In Spanish we have the idiom "Está cogido con pinzas". The direct translation is " (something) is caught (or hung) with clothes peg". It is used to describe that a reasoning hasn't enough base or the arguments are insufficient. For example: - "I'm going to buy a new 3000€ laptop because I like to read the newspapers online" - "Well,(your reasoning) it's caught with clothe pegs, I think that you don't really need a 3000€ laptop for newspaper reading, a 1000€ laptop is more than what you need actually. My question is. Is there a similar idiom in English? Thanks!!! PD: Please, correct my writting!
27 feb 2015 12:09
Risposte · 5
"You are caught with your hand in the cookie jar." Hope this helps.
27 febbraio 2015
I don't think there is to be honest Juan Carlos. I can't think of one anyway!
27 febbraio 2015
Questo contenuto viola le linee guida della Comunità.
3 febbraio 2022
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