dar las uvas

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, "it's getting close to the grapes" - implying it's going to take until New Year's Eve, when people in Spain traditionally eat 12 grapes, one for each stroke.

Phrase

dar las uvas

  1. to cause to take a long time or to go slowly

Synonyms
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