groserías
n.— «Una amable dama sería capaz de decir que su hijo está “deliberando groserías”, que traduce “delivering groceries”, o sea, distribuyendo abastos.» —“Avatares del idioma” by Lisandro Otero Rebelión June 23, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
A listener named Lita who grew up in Cuba shares her favorite Spanish idiom for “working hard”: sudando tinta, or literally, “sweating ink.” This is part of a complete episode.
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