ExpressionsLuck
To backfire.
Word for word: The shot comes out of the gun butt.
- How to say it
- sa·lir el ti·ro por la cu·la·ta
- Try it yourself
- Tap the word to hear it in a Costa Rican voice. Press and hold it to say it and get a score out of 100.
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More sayings: Luck
- Viento en popaGoing great, smooth sailing.
- Más salado que moco de marineroUnlucky. In Costa Rica, salado means unlucky.
- Más torcido que cacho de venadoAlways unlucky. Torcido means unlucky in Tico Spanish.
- En la puerta del horno se quema el pan.Things go wrong right at the last moment.
- Al que le toca, le toca.If it’s your turn, it’s your turn: you can’t dodge fate.
- El que nace para tamal, del cielo le caen las hojas.What’s meant to be will find a way.