cañiña de mono
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USAGE NOTE
This idiom may be literally translated as "monkey shit"
la cañiña de mono
A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (colloquial) (hard times) (Puerto Rico)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Puerto Rico
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Después de los recortes presupuestarios, lo que vino fue cañiña de mono.After the budget cuts, things really went downhill.
Si el gobierno no aprueba otro paquete de ayuda, lo que viene es cañiña de mono.If the government doesn't pass another relief package, things are going to get difficult.
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