ni chicha ni limonada

USAGE NOTE
This idiom may be literally translated as "neither chicha nor lemonade."
ni chicha ni limonada
A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
phrase
1.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
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).
(idiom)
(neither one thing nor the other)
a. neither hay nor grass
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
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).
(idiom)
A mí me gustan tanto los tipos introvertidos como los extrovertidos, pero Adolfo no es ni chicha ni limonada.I like both shy and outgoing guys, but Adolfo is neither hay nor grass.
b. neither fish nor fowl
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).
(idiom)
¿Describirías esta obra como una comedia o como un drama? - La verdad es que ni da risa, ni da ganas de llorar, así que no es ni chicha ni limonada.Would you describe this play as a comedy or as a drama? - The truth is that it doesn't make you laugh, nor does it make you cry, so it's neither fish nor fowl.
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