Don't have a mug (face) / Idiom challenge
I haven't posted an Idiom for a while, but thought that I would post one today!
¡No tengas jeta!" means don't be so cheeky, bold, impudent, or saucy (Peninsular Spanish) Jeta is a slang term for mug or face.
It is similar to saying "You've got a lot of nerve"
Use today's idiom in a sentence(s) or write a situation in which you might use the expression and vote on the one(s) you like best!
Un hombre pellizca las nalgas de su esposa en la fiesta. Ella dio una palmada en la mano y dijo: "¡No tengas jeta!"
A man pinched his wife's bottom at the party. She slapped his hand and said, "Don't be so cheeky!"
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Two men get into an altercation one says to the other... "¡Te voy a romper la jeta!" I am going to break your face!
During Mardi Gras or Halloween... "¡Con esa jeta no te hace falta careta/mascara!" With that face you don´t need a mask
¡Tu jeta asusta hasta los muertos! Your face scares even the dead!
Tiene una jeta de niño, no aparenta la edad que tiene... He has a kid face, does not show his real age...
