con el agua al cuello

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “with the water at one's neck”.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /kon el ˌaɡwa al ˈkweʝo/ [kõn el ˌa.ɣ̞wa al ˈkwe.ʝo] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /kon el ˌaɡwa al ˈkweʎo/ [kõn el ˌa.ɣ̞wa al ˈkwe.ʎo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /kon el ˌaɡwa al ˈkweʃo/ [kõn el ˌa.ɣ̞wa al ˈkwe.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /kon el ˌaɡwa al ˈkweʒo/ [kõn el ˌa.ɣ̞wa al ˈkwe.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Syllabification: con el a‧gua al cue‧llo

Adverb

con el agua al cuello

  1. (idiomatic) up to one's neck
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