Estar en el ajo?
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Does anyone know what this means?My best guess is that it has something to do with not being in on something, but I'm not sure. No estar en el ajo= to be in the dark?
Also, does anyone want to take a guess on how the idiom came about?
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updated May 12, 2014
posted by EmiliaJosefina
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Well informed.
updated May 12, 2014
posted by porcupine7
Yes, I think you're right. - annierats, May 12, 2014
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Estar en el ajo is to be involved in something that is secret. Being part of a conspiracy.
"No estás en el ajo": You are not part of the plot, you are an outsider. As you said, you are in the dark.
Not the same that
Ser el ajo de la cuestión: To be the point of the issue, to be the key of the problem.
updated May 12, 2014
posted by rdorado
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tieso como un ajo = carries it high.
quien (v. el que) se pica, ajos come = Those people shout , who has something to hide.
It is interesting, that with ajo ( garlic ) there are several sayings.
updated May 12, 2014
posted by porcupine7
