Galician

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Etymology

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

Phrase

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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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