Spanish Idiom November 23, 2007

Two idioms using “guerra” or “war”.

“Esta paella esta pidiendo guerra” literally translates to “this paella is asking for war”. The idiomatic meaning is “this paella is just crying out to be eaten”.

“Guerra sin cuartel” means “war without quarter”. In English we would say “merciless war” or “war where no quarter is given” or “all out war”.