Ya colgó los tenis.
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Ya colgó los tenis.
A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
1. (colloquial) (idiom) (he or she already died) (Central America) (Colombia) (Cuba) (Mexico)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Regionalism used in Colombia
Regionalism used in Cuba
Regionalism used in Mexico
a. He already kicked the bucket. (colloquial) (idiom) (masculine)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
¿Qué fue del bueno de Joe? - Ya colgó los tenis.Whatever happened to good old Joe? - He already kicked the bucket.
b. She already kicked the bucket. (colloquial) (idiom) (feminine)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
¿Todavía vive la bisabuela de Karen? - No, ya colgó los tenis.Is Karen's great-grandmother still alive? - No, she already kicked the bucket.
c. He already bit the dust. (colloquial) (idiom) (masculine)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
Creo que me quedé dormido un rato. ¿Dónde está el malo de la película? - Ya colgó los tenis.I think I snoozed for a while. Where's the movie's baddie? - He already bit the dust.
d. She already bit the dust. (colloquial) (idiom) (feminine)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
En este zoo había una gorila muy anciana. - Ya no. Ya colgó los tenis.There was a very old female gorilla at this zoo. - Not anymore. She already bit the dust.
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