Spanish idioms
What does “Mandar a freír espárragos” mean?
Mandar a freír espárragos
Word for word
To send someone to fry asparagus
What it really means
To dismiss someone curtly, to send them packing for good. It is the funniest and least coarse way of telling someone to clear off.
How we say it in English
To tell someone to get lost
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