poner a parir

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “to cause to give birth”.

Verb

poner a parir (first-person singular present pongo a parir, first-person singular preterite puse a parir, past participle puesto a parir)

(colloquial, idiomatic, transitive) to slag off; rip to shreds
Synonyms: poner a caer de un burro, poner de vuelta y media
- a. 1801, Félix María Samaniego, El jardín de Venus, El onanismo:
  Padre, yo a mujer ninguna
  jamás puse a parir […]
  Father, I never spoke ill of any woman

Further reading

“poner a parir a alguien”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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