cerrada a cal y canto

Question

shut tight? -I don't see the lime(') connection.

Answer 1

tad said:

Natasha said:

P.S. Here canto is a stone, not a song.

He he, I only had my pocket dictionary at the time and it said cal 'lime' Completely forgetting that the fruit is lima I got a bit confused with a musical fruit theme.

Ha ha. I hate pocket dictionaries, they are useless. (just my opinion)

Answer 2

Natasha said:

P.S. Here canto is a stone, not a song.

He he, I only had my pocket dictionary at the time and it said cal 'lime' Completely forgetting that the fruit is lima I got a bit confused with a musical fruit theme.

Answer 3

P.S. Here canto is a stone, not a song.

Answer 4

Look up "cal," you'll see this:

Pared de cal y canto -> a wall of rough stone and mortar

Ser de cal y canto -> (Met.) to be as strong as if built with lime and stone

I've never heard this one before, but it sounds like it means just what you said. "Shut up tight."