a flor de piel
Spanish
[edit]Adverb
[edit]- (idiomatic) Just under the surface
- Tiene las emociones a flor de piel.
- Her emotions are only just under control.
- (idiomatic) On the surface. exposed
- Los odios salen a flor de piel.
- The hatred comes out into the open.
Further reading
[edit]- “a flor de piel”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10