llegar y besar el santo

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Literally, “turn up and kiss the saint”.

Verb

llegar y besar el santo (first-person singular present llego y beso el santo, first-person singular preterite llegué y besé el santo, past participle llegado y besado el santo)

  1. (idiomatic) to do something super-quickly, in a flash

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