erre que erre

Spanish

Adverb

erre que erre

  1. (idiomatic) stubbornly, pigheadedly
    • 1877, Benito Pérez Galdós, Gloria:
      Pero no hacía caso él de los sermones episcopales y seguía erre que erre sobre los libros, sacándoles el redaño para escribir después.
      But he ignored the episcopal sermons and insistently continued with the books, taking the guts out of them to write later.

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