rizar el rizo
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rizar el rizo
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. (figurative) (to complicate things) (Spain)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
Regionalism used in Spain
a. to split hairs
El diseño está perfecto como está. No quieras rizar el rizo.The design is perfect as it is. Don't try to split hairs.
2. (aviation)
a. to loop the loop
Era mi primera vez en un planeador, y al piloto se le ocurrió rizar el rizo. ¡Creí que me iba a dar un ataque al corazón!This was my first time on a glider, and the pilot decided to loop the loop! I thought I'd have a heart attack!
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