a la buena de Dios

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This idiom may be literally translated as "at God's good one."
a la buena de Dios
A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
phrase
a. any old how
Se nota que Jaime hizo su redacción a la buena de Dios. Tiene muchas faltas de ortografía.You can tell Jaime wrote his essay any old how. There are a lot of spelling mistakes in it.
b. any old way
No puedes cambiar una llanta a la buena de Dios; necesitas a alguien que te muestre cómo hacerlo.You can't change a tire any old way; you need someone to show you how to do it.
a. just like that
No te puedes ir a Australia a la buena de Dios. Necesitas un pasaporte, un visado, etc.You can't go to Australia just like that. You need a passport, a visa, etc.
b.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
Elena nunca planea nada. Todo lo que hace es a la buena de Dios.Elena never makes any plans. Everything she does is improvised.
No conocíamos el camino, así que nos pusimos a andar a la buena de Dios.We didn't know the way, so we just started walking.
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