oler a chamusquina
Spanish
Verb
oler a chamusquina (first-person singular present huelo a chamusquina, first-person singular preterite olí a chamusquina, past participle olido a chamusquina)
- (idiomatic, of an argument) to start to get out of control; to lead to a slagging off
Further reading
- “oler a chamusquina”, 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