¡Saca la lengua!

Question

It has happened to all of us and we have all reacted in pretty much the same way.

The car in front of us suddenly decelerates and turns without warning. I know that I have yelled "Use your blinker/turnsignal" many a times.

Well today it happened on the way back to La Paz from Los Cabos. My girlfriend yelled at the other driver. ¡Saca la lengua! I thought it was an interested colloquialism and wanted to share it.

Jejej good one ! - pacofinkler, Sep 11, 2013

Nice, keep them coming. - rogspax, Sep 11, 2013

That is better than some of the things I heard in Cochabamba for similar misdemeaners :) - ian-hill, Sep 11, 2013

So, you can use it in place of calling someone an idiot for doing something stupid? Or am I on the wrong track? Thank you! - 0095ca4c, Sep 12, 2013

Answer 1

It helps me a great deal when you share these things. I learn something new. I think this is a very good way to learn. Hearing about things that a native says in everyday speech, no matter what it is, is very helpful. Thanks for sharing.

Answer 2

Agree with rac completely. Great way to pick up little tidbits. Please continue.

I often feel like sharing some I learn, and maybe I should, though many of the ones one hears from my race customers (there are a LoT of things that can go badly at a track) are probably not appropriate on this particular site. Still, if a good but sano one comes through, maybe I'll post up once in a while.

And the ones you can't post pass them along to rodneyp and he can put them in one of his blogs. - gringojrf, Sep 11, 2013

No maybe! Post them up! - gringojrf, Sep 11, 2013

Answer 3

Does that read "Stick out your tongue"? If yes, what does it really mean? Thanks!

Literally yes. Idioms do not always make sense. - gringojrf, Sep 12, 2013

Answer 4

That would have confused me.