ExpressionsWork & money
To be a beginner, still green.
Word for word: To be in diapers.
- How to say it
- es·tar en pa·ña·les
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More sayings: Work & money
- Hacer una vacaTo pass the hat: everyone chips in money.
- Ir al serruchoTo split the cost fifty-fifty.
- Hacer un camarónTo do a small side job for extra money.
- Ponerse las pilasTo get your act together, wake up.
- Tener palancaTo have connections who pull strings for you.
- Sudar la gota gordaTo work your tail off.