cortar el bacalao

Language: es

1.
SpainLatin Americainformalcolloquial
- To be the one who makes the decisions; to call the shots.
- To exercise authority or control within a group or situation.

Examples:

ES: En cortar el bacalao, los equipos cortarán varios bacalaos de 22Kgs... y buscarán una minipista escondida dentro de uno de los pescados.
EN: IN "CUT THE COD," TEAMS MUST CUT THROUGH SEVERAL 50-POUND COD AND SEARCH FOR A MINIATURE CLUE HIDDEN INSIDE ONE F THE FISH.
ES: Porque, cuando dijiste de cortar el bacalao...
EN: 'Cause when you said I was gonna eat crow, and then I didn't...

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