con la soga al cuello

Spanish

Alternative forms

  • con la soga a la garganta

Etymology

Literally, “with a rope around one's neck”.

Pronunciation

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

  • Syllabification: con la so‧ga al cue‧llo

Adjective

con la soga al cuello (invariable)

  1. (idiomatic) up a creek without a paddle, in a tight spot

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