echar las muelas
Spanish
Etymology
Literally, “to throw out (one's) molars”.
Verb
echar las muelas (first-person singular present echo las muelas, first-person singular preterite eché las muelas, past participle echado las muelas)
- (idiomatic) to be hopping mad; to be in a massive rage
Further reading
- “echar las muelas”, 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