If you liked my last post about Spanish sayings, I suppose you will be interested in learning more of them. This time let’s focus on two expressions that come from the heart of Spain – Madrid.
De Madrid
al cielo
You might have already heard this expression, which means 'from Madrid to heaven,' but you probably don’t know where it comes from. Its origin is unclear. However, there is a mysterious urban legend related to it. It says that the people's souls after death gathered in the Cerro Garabitas located in the Casa de Campo to go up to heaven. On the other hand, another theory says that the phrase was written in one of the Spanish poems. This version seems to be more credible, but I prefer to believe the previous one to be true 😊
Tirar la casa por
la ventana
Literally
it means ‘throw the house out the window.’ This expression also has its origin
in Madrid. It dates back to September 1763, the year in which the Spanish national lottery was established. The winner of the first lottery was so happy he literally threw all his personal belongings out of the
window to announce that his life was going to change! The saying has become popular and people still use it every time someone spends a fortune on some occasion.
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