no dar un palo al agua

Language: es

1.
Spainneutral
- Literally, to not give or put a stick into the water.
2.
SpainLatin Americacolloquialinformal
- To be lazy; to refuse to do any work or to make no effort.

Examples:

ES: Ay, ya ves, con tal de no dar un palo al agua.
EN: Anything so as not to work.
ES: - ¿Se juntan para no dar un palo al agua, todo el día?
EN: - They sit around doing fuck all all day?
ES: El dinero lo que te permite es no dar un palo al agua.
EN: Money allows you to not lift a finger.

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