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What does “Mandar a freír espárragos” mean?

SpanishFood and drinkInformal

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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