tíralle do aire

Galician

Etymology

Literally, “pull him/her by his/her air”, or more loosely translated as “take away his/her air”.

Phrase

tíralle do aire

1. (idiomatic) used to express admiration for a negative event, or to express the impossibility of changing an older decision which had a negative result
   • 2005, Barcos a pique, Santiago de Compostela: USC, →ISBN, page 136:

     Agora, sacar a gorra e pola. Ou sexa, agora tíralle do aire. O Bloque non podía facer outra cousa. Ou afeitar en seco a quen o humillou, ou pór o cu aos azoutes.

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References

• Cerviño Ferrín, M. V. (2013), "Fraseoloxía e paremioloxía de Sebil, 2" in Cadernos de Fraseoloxía Galega, 15, 2013, page 459. →ISSN.