hacer la cuenta de la vieja
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This idiom may be literally translated as "to make an old woman's calculation."
hacer la cuenta de la vieja
An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
1. (colloquial) (idiom) (to do a rudimentary calculation)
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).
a. to count on one's fingers (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Siempre se me dieron muy mal las matemáticas, pero, bueno, puedo hacer la cuenta de la vieja.I was always bad at math, but, well, I can count on my fingers.
b. to do the math (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Quieres tres metros y la tela cuesta $10 por metro, así que, si haces la cuenta de la vieja, te saldría por $30.You want three meters and the fabric is $10 per meter, so, if you do the math, it'd cost you $30.
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