quedarse para vestir santos

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “to stay in order to dress saints”.

Verb

quedarse para vestir santos (first-person singular present me quedo para vestir santos, first-person singular preterite me quedé para vestir santos, past participle quedado para vestir santos)

1. (idiomatic) to remain on the shelf (of a woman, remain unmarried)

See also

• solterona

Further reading

• “quedarse para vestir santos una mujer”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16