la rehostia

la rehostia
= the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers
Ex. For reasons that aren't clear 'the dog's bollocks,' which have all the credentials to be thought of badly, are considered the top of the tree.
Ex. By the 1930s, 'cool as a cucumber' was 'the bee's knees,' slang of the era for 'excellent'.
Ex. Both are considered to be the cat's meow but in different fields of machining.
Ex. He's supposed to be the cat's pyjamas in modern classical music today.
Ex. And if its wines are no longer considered the cat's whiskers, you should not let that prevent you from visiting Sydney.
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= the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers

Ex: For reasons that aren't clear 'the dog's bollocks,' which have all the credentials to be thought of badly, are considered the top of the tree.

Ex: By the 1930s, 'cool as a cucumber' was 'the bee's knees,' slang of the era for 'excellent'.
Ex: Both are considered to be the cat's meow but in different fields of machining.
Ex: He's supposed to be the cat's pyjamas in modern classical music today.
Ex: And if its wines are no longer considered the cat's whiskers, you should not let that prevent you from visiting Sydney.


Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.

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  • rehostia — rehostia, la rehostia expr. el colmo. ❙ «Si es qu’esto es la rehostia.» C. Rico Godoy, Cómo ser una mujer y no morir en el intento. ❙ «Dice que soy la rehostia frita con el capote...» Rodolfo Santana, Mirando al ten dido, 1991, RAE CREA, ❙ ▄▀… …   Diccionario del Argot "El Sohez"

  • rehostia — ► locución adjetiva vulgar Se usa para indicar que una persona o una cosa es increíble, impertinente, muy mala o muy buena, en la expresión ser la rehostia: ■ tiene un piso que es la rehostia de grande. SINÓNIMO leche pera releche …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • la rehostia — rehostia, la rehostia expr. el colmo. ❙ «Si es qu’esto es la rehostia.» C. Rico Godoy, Cómo ser una mujer y no morir en el intento. ❙ «Dice que soy la rehostia frita con el capote...» Rodolfo Santana, Mirando al ten dido, 1991, RAE CREA, ❙ ▄▀… …   Diccionario del Argot "El Sohez"

  • releche — ► locución adjetiva Se usa para indicar admiración o indignación por una persona o una cosa en la expresión ser la releche: ■ eres la releche, siempre sabes encontrar soluciones a tus problemas. SINÓNIMO leche pera rehostia …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • colmo — cf. (afines) acabose, Biblia en verso, en bicicleta, carajo la vela, la coña, el copón, disloque, la hostia, la hostia en vinagre, para más inri, para acabarla de * joder, la leche, el no va * más, la oca, la pera, la puntilla, la puñeta,… …   Diccionario del Argot "El Sohez"

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