facer manxar d'ún

Asturian

Etymology

Literally, “to make something useful(literally: delicacy) out of someone”.

Verb

facer manxar d'ún

  1. (idiomatic) to (not) get (any) use out of it, to be useful, to be of use (usually negative)
    Esi perru allí nun fai manxar
    That dog there is of no use.
    • 1869, Juan Junquera Huergo, "Carta 1" in Gramática Asturiana‎[1]:
      pos por munchos conseyos que se ì dienon, enxamas se pudo fer manxar dilli
      Well, no matter how much advice was given to him, he could never be useful
    • 1879, Recuerdos de la lengua asturiana (in "El Comercio")‎[2]:
      Non puedo fer manxar d'elli.
      I can't get any use out of it.
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