a sangre y fuego
Spanish
Etymology
Literally, “at blood and fire”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a ˌsanɡɾe i ˈfweɡo/ [a ˌsãŋ.ɡɾe i ˈfwe.ɣ̞o]
- Syllabification: a san‧gre y fue‧go
Adverb
- (idiomatic) brutally fierce; taking no prisoners
Further reading
- “a sangre y fuego”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024