írsele el santo al cielo

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, [for] one's saint to go to the sky.

Verb

írsele el santo al cielo (impersonal, third-person singular present se le va el santo al cielo, third-person singular preterite se le fue el santo al cielo, past participle le ido el santo al cielo)

  1. (idiomatic, impersonal) to forget what one was going to say
    ¡Se me fue el santo al cielo!
    I totally forget what I was saying!

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