ver las orejas al lobo

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “see the ears of the wolf”.

Verb

ver las orejas al lobo (first-person singular present veo las orejas al lobo, first-person singular preterite vi las orejas al lobo, past participle visto las orejas al lobo)

(idiomatic) to see the danger; to hear alarm bells ringing

Further reading

“ver alguien las orejas al lobo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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