tener más conchas que un galápago

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “to have more shells than a turtle". It is a stronger form of the phrase "tener conchas”.

Verb

tener más conchas que un galápago (first-person singular present tengo más conchas que un galápago, first-person singular preterite tuve más conchas que un galápago, past participle tenido más conchas que un galápago)

  1. (idiomatic) to be a very sly fox

Further reading

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