Saturday, September 29, 2007

Irrelevant Spanish Expression of the Day: dar el golpe de gracia

dar el golpe de gracia
to finish someone off

EJEMPLO:

Con su victoria ayer, los CUBS dieron el golpe de gracia a los Brewers y sus esperanzas de ver otro día. Palabra.

With their victory yesterday, the CUBS finished off the Brewers and their hopes of seeing another day. Word.