comerse el tarro

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Literally, to eat the tub.

Verb

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comerse el tarro (first-person singular present me como el tarro, first-person singular preterite me comí el tarro, past participle comido el tarro)

  1. (idiomatic) to scratch one's head
    Synonyms: comerse la olla, devanarse los sesos
    • 2016, Rita Tapia Oregui, Entrevista:
      Consultó la hora: era demasiado pronto para cenar y estaba demasiado cansado como para seguir comiéndose el tarro en la esperanza de concebir el razonamiento favorable que volteara la tortilla.
      He checked the time - it was too early for dinner and he was too tired to carry on scratching his head waiting for the favourable reasoning to turn it around.