irse de picos pardos
Spanish
editEtymology
editThe original meaning of "go to a brothel" stems from the days of Charles III of Spain, when prostitutes had to wear a brown dress cut in such a way that they resembled beaks.
Verb
editirse de picos pardos (first-person singular present me voy de picos pardos, first-person singular preterite me fui de picos pardos, past participle ido de picos pardos)
Further reading
edit- “irse alguien a, o de picos pardos”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014