sacar fuerzas de flaqueza

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “to get strength(s) from frailty”.

Verb

sacar fuerzas de flaqueza (first-person singular present saco fuerzas de flaqueza, first-person singular preterite saqué fuerzas de flaqueza, past participle sacado fuerzas de flaqueza)

(idiomatic) to go to great lengths; to bend over backwards (make great effort)

Further reading

“sacar alguien fuerzas de flaqueza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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