cortar el bacalao

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Literally, to cut the cod(fish).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /koɾˌtaɾ el bakaˈlao/ [koɾˌt̪aɾ el β̞a.kaˈla.o]
  • Syllabification: cor‧tar el ba‧ca‧la‧o

Verb edit

cortar el bacalao (first-person singular present corto el bacalao, first-person singular preterite corté el bacalao, past participle cortado el bacalao)

  1. (idiomatic) to run the show; call the shots

Further reading edit