go to Canossa

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Meanings:

1.
Europehistoricalliteral
- To travel to Canossa (the castle) to seek papal forgiveness or absolution, referring to the historical act of submission to the pope.
2.
idiomaticformal
- To show humiliation or submit to a degrading penance or abasement in order to obtain forgiveness or favor.

Examples:

EN: No, I'll go to Canossa for you.
ES: No, no yo iré a la Canossa por usted.
EN: "I will go to Canossa!"
ES: Vengo a... ¿Cómo decirlo?

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