a uña de caballo

Spanish

Adverb

a uña de caballo

  1. (idiomatic) riding (a horse) as fast as one can
    • 1891, Benito Pérez Galdós, Ángel Guerra:
      […] salir pitando para Portugal a uña de caballo.
      get out there and make for Portugal as fast as his horse's legs could carry him.
  2. (idiomatic) like a bat out of hell
    Synonyms: a matacaballo, con viento fresco, cagando hostias, cagando cerillas, cagando leches
    • 1894, Ricardo Palma, Tradiciones peruanas, Monja y cartujo:
      Entretanto don Alonso escapó a uña de caballo, y doña Elvira se fue a Chuquisaca y se refugió en la casa materna.
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