oler a chamusquina

Spanish

Verb

oler a chamusquina (first-person singular present huelo a chamusquina, first-person singular preterite olí a chamusquina, past participle olido a chamusquina)

(idiomatic, of an argument) to start to get out of control; to lead to a slagging off

Further reading

“oler a chamusquina”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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