hacer la vida de cuadritos a
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This idiom may be literally translated as "to make life checkered for."
hacer la vida de cuadritos a
A transitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and requires a direct object (e.g., take out the trash.).
1. (colloquial) (idiom) (to make life very difficult for) (Latin America)
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 Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. to make life hard for
El profe nos hace la vida de cuadritos, pero en el fondo no es mal tipo.The teacher makes life hard for us, but deep down he's not a bad guy.
b. to make ... life impossible
Raquel dice que es tu enemiga y que te va a hacer la vida de cuadritos.Raquel says she's your enemy and that she's going to make your life impossible.
c. to make ... life a misery
Mariano le hizo la vida de cuadritos a su novio y después lo dejó.Mariano made his boyfriend's life a misery and then he dumped him.
d. to make ... life hell
Algunos me hicieron la vida de cuadritos en la escuela.Some guys made my life hell at school.
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