tacita de plata

Language: es

1.
SpainLatin Americaneutral
- Literally, a small silver cup or saucer.
2.
SpainLatin Americaaffectionatefigurative
- To treat someone or something as delicate, precious, or in need of special care and protection; to pamper or handle with extreme gentleness.

Examples:

ES: Mi hijo vive aquí en Cape Town con su mamá y ella lo cuida como si fuera una tacita de plata.
EN: See, my son here-- he lives down here in Cape Town with his mum. She keeps him all wrapped up in bubble wrap.

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