zurrar la badana
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USAGE NOTE
This idiom may be literally translated as "to thrash the leather."
zurrar la badana
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 hit repeatedly) (Spain)
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 Spain
a. to beat up (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Me peleé con un chico. Como era más grande y más fuerte que yo, me zurró la badana a base de bien.I fought with a boy. He was bigger and stronger than me, so he beat me up real bad.
b. to give a licking (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Como se entere el tío Jon, te va a zurrar bien la badana.If Uncle Jon finds out, he's going to give you a good licking.
c. to beat the shit out of (vulgar)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Uno de los reclusos le zurró la badana al guardia.One of the inmates beat the shit out of the guard.
d. to give a beating
El miserable dueño le había zurrado la badana bien al pobre animal.The despicable owner had given the poor animal a good beating.
e. to tan ... hide (idiom) (old-fashioned)
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 word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
Limpia eso o tu padre te va a zurrar la badana.Clean that mess, or your dad will tan your hide.
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