una de cal y otra de arena

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌuna de ˌkal i ˌotɾa de aˈɾena/ [ˌu.na ð̞e ˌkal i ˌo.t̪ɾa ð̞e aˈɾe.na]
  • Syllabification: u‧na de cal y o‧tra de a‧re‧na

Noun

una de cal y otra de arena f (uncountable)

  1. (idiomatic) an alternation of two opposite things, for example hot and cold, good cop bad cop, zigzag, up and down, happy one minute and sad the next

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