hacer de su capa un sayo
Spanish
Etymology
Literally, “to make a raincoat from one's cape”.
Verb
- (idiomatic) to do whatever one fancies, to do as one pleases
Further reading
- “hacer de mi, tu, su, etc., capa un sayo”, 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